Woman’s Club Offers $3,000 in Scholarships for Local Students
Woman’s Club Offers $3,000 in Scholarships for Local Students
GFWC Santa Rosa Woman’s Club is offering $3,000 in scholarships to South Santa Rosa County females to pursue or continue their education. The scholarships are open to first-time or returning college or vocational/technical students without regard to marital status or full-time or part-time enrollment. Recipients will have earned academic achievement and have made a significant … read more
Coast Guard medevacs man from Navy ship off Gulf Coast
Coast Guard medevacs man from Navy ship off Gulf Coast
South Santa Rosa News files photo The Coast Guard medevaced a man Friday off a U.S. Navy supply vessel off the West Florida Coast. Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report around 3 a.m. Friday from the Navy offshore supply ship, NAWC-38, stating a 33-year-old male passenger was reportedly having hallucinations and needed further medical … read more
Santa Rosa Man Gets Life in Prison for Death of Girlfriend He Met on Dating Site
Santa Rosa Man Gets Life in Prison for Death of Girlfriend He Met on Dating Site
Ginger Bowden Madden, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit of Florida, announces that on February 5, 2021, Jerry Geisler Odum, pled guilty to First Degree Premeditated Murder. The Honorable Judge Simon immediately sentenced Odum to a mandatory life sentence in prison. On August 7, 2020, the defendant struck his girlfriend, Vickie Edge, in the … read more
FBI Seeks Help to Identify Possible Child Porn Victims in Investigation
FBI Seeks Help to Identify Possible Child Porn Victims in Investigation
An FBI Safe Streets Task Force is asking for help in identifying possible victims in a sextortion investigation involving a man from Port Chester, New York. Investigators arrested Jose Zafra on January 9, 2021, and charged him with production of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), or what is commonly known as child pornography. Based … read more
Well Field Protection Issue on County Commission February 9 Agenda
Well Field Protection Issue on County Commission February 9 Agenda
Santa Rosa County is required to have a public hearing regarding its proposed effort to relax protections around wells in East Milton which are the sole source of potable water for the entire south end of the county and East Milton. Ahead of that February 25 hearing, it was revealed yesterday that the issue will … read more
PENSACOLA MAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED ROLE IN RIOT AND SIEGE AT U.S. CAPITOL
PENSACOLA MAN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED ROLE IN RIOT AND SIEGE AT U.S. CAPITOL
The Jacksonville Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced that Tristan Chandler Stevens, 25, of Pensacola, Florida, was taken into custody this morning for his alleged role in the riot and siege at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement … read more
Got an event? You might qualify for Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Funds
Got an event? You might qualify for Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Funds
The Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Office (TDO) local event marketing grant application cycle and sponsorships program is now open. Grant and sponsorship applications and instructions are available online. Completed applications may be mailed or hand-delivered but must be received by 4:30 p.m. on March 5: Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Office 8543 Navarre Parkway Navarre FL … read more
Feeding the Gulf Coast Continues Serving FREE Meals for Children, 18 and Younger
Feeding the Gulf Coast Continues Serving FREE Meals for Children, 18 and Younger
Feeding the Gulf Coast is partnering with local community organizations to offer free meals to children, ages 18 and younger, through a nutrition program supported by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). “We know that parents do not always have the resources to provide healthy meals for their kids,” said Eugenie Sellier, Child Nutrition … read more
Keep pets and backyard animals from becoming prey to coyotes
Keep pets and backyard animals from becoming prey to coyotes
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding Florida residents and visitors to protect pets and backyard animals from becoming prey to coyotes and other wildlife as reports of interactions with these animals generally increase this time of year. “Coyotes are found throughout Florida and they are part of the landscape,” said Greg … read more
Attorney Generals Warns Against Sharing COVID-19 Vaccine Card on Social Media
Attorney Generals Warns Against Sharing COVID-19 Vaccine Card on Social Media
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Wednesday issued a Consumer Alert warning Floridians about posting COVID-19 vaccine cards online. Vaccination cards issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention include the recipient’s full name, birthdate and vaccine location—information scammers can use to hack online accounts or commit identity fraud. Attorney General Ashley Moody said, … read more
