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Santa Rosa County wins $6.4 million grant for Whiting taxiway project

September 25, 2023

Santa Rosa County has received a $6.4 million grant to help build a taxiway and apron connecting NAS Whiting Field and Whiting Aviation Park.

Commission promises not to impose impact fees for at least 12 months

September 25, 2023

The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 at its special budget meeting Tuesday, Sept. 19, not to act on impact fees until at least October 2024. Commissioner Sam Parker suggested…

Commissioners discuss 2025 recreation projects

September 25, 2023

Santa Rosa County commissioners hadn’t officially approved the Fiscal Year 2024 budget before they began discussing possible capital improvement projects for FY25.

County holds millage steady, approves $251.3 million budget

September 25, 2023

The Santa Rosa County Commission unanimously approved keeping the 2024 millage rate at 6.0953 at its special budget meeting Tuesday, Sept. 19, which will generate about $98.4 million in property tax…

Pensacola man turns $50 into $1 million playing the 500X The Cash scratch-off game

September 23, 2023

On Sept. 22, the Florida Lottery (Lottery) announces that Christopher Banks, 52, of Pensacola, claimed a $1 million prize from the 500X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at the Lottery’s Pensacola District O…

Baptist Health Care making transition to new campus

September 22, 2023

Baptist Hospital will be moving patients from its E Street location to its new campus at the corner of Brent Lane and I-110 in Pensacola Saturday, Sept. 23. This includes the new Baptist Hospital Em…

Following court ruling, hundreds of lawsuits mount for Skanska

September 22, 2023

Following an August federal appeals court decision to uphold a 2021 ruling that Skanska, a construction company, was negligent and can’t limit their liability for damages caused by the company’s barg…

Farm to City Food Distribution seeking public partners

September 22, 2023

The University of Florida IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center (UF/IFAS WFREC), Feeding the Gulf Coast, and Waterfront Rescue Mission will once again join forces to celebrate National Farm…

BoCC removes alternative subdivision provision from LDC; keeps clear-cutting

September 22, 2023

Alternative subdivisions and clear-cutting are two of the most unpopular practices allowed under Santa Rosa County’s existing Land Development Code; last week, the Board of County Commissioners decid…

Milton gun store owner says ATF ‘retaliated’ against him, store manager

September 19, 2023

A Santa Rosa County gun store owner is alleging the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) harassed him and his store manager after criticizing the agency in the past. Chris Smith…