Santa Rosa County to Start COVID-19 Vaccines for Seniors in Milton
Santa Rosa County to Start COVID-19 Vaccines for Seniors in Milton
Santa Rosa County Emergency Management Director Brad Baker (front right) pictured during today’s news conference 12:21 p.m. STORY UPDATED SEE BOTTOM OF THIS LINK: Santa Rosa County COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution starts this week with mass vaccination clinics in Milton for residents 65 years of age, according to Ascension Sacred Heart’s Chief Operation Officer … read more
Fort Walton Beach Medical Center Provides Monoclonal Antibody Therapy to Treat COVID-19
Fort Walton Beach Medical Center Provides Monoclonal Antibody Therapy to Treat COVID-19
Fort Walton Beach Medical Center is now offering bamlanivimab antibody infusions to non-hospitalized patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 and have other high-risk factors. The first patient received the treatment on December 22. According to a hospital spokeswoman, Fort Walton Beach Medical Center is the only hospital in the tri-county area offering this antibody … read more
Repair work to begin this week on road connecting Navarre and Pensacola Beach
Repair work to begin this week on road connecting Navarre and Pensacola Beach
Contractors have until January 25 to complete certain repairs on J. Earle Bowden Way, the sole road on Santa Rosa Island which connects Navarre and Pensacola Beaches. Gulf Islands National Seashore Spokesman Steve McCoy this morning confirmed that contractors are to begin work today or within 5 days and complete final inspection within 21 days, … read more
Texas Sex Offender and Second Suspect Arrested in Santa Rosa for Child Human Trafficking
Texas Sex Offender and Second Suspect Arrested in Santa Rosa for Child Human Trafficking
Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson this afternoon hosted a joint press conference with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and other officials following yesterday’s human trafficking bust which took place in Santa Rosa County on Interstate 10. Johnson reported that two Hispanic male children were recovered and two adult Hispanic suspects are now in … read more
Report Shows Special Fire District Revenues Mostly Exceeded Expenditures
Report Shows Special Fire District Revenues Mostly Exceeded Expenditures
Holley-Navarre Fire District in 2018 used increased revenues to purchase two new engines to help replenish its aging fleet. A December 2020 report by the Florida Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability reveals revenues exceeded expenditures for three of Santa Rosa County’s four special fire districts in Fiscal Year 2018-2019. Additionally, over a … read more
FWC offers Wings Over Florida Certificates
FWC offers Wings Over Florida Certificates
Photos by Romi White The iconic Zebra Longwing butterfly is a common sight across the state of Florida, with its unmistakable black and pale-yellow flashes as it flutters lazily through forested landscapes or among suburban yards and parks. While widespread and familiar enough to be an excellent choice for our state butterfly, its biology and … read more
Santa Rosa Agencies Receive Thousands via United Way West Florida
Santa Rosa Agencies Receive Thousands via United Way West Florida
United Way of West Florida, which serves Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, recently thanked the community for contributing nearly $1 million to special COVID-19 and Hurricane Sally relief funds this year, and so far more than $272,000 has been distributed to local charities. The COVID-19 Response fund was disbursed in two phases to UWWF … read more
Florida Attorney General Warns of Stimulus Payment and COVID-19 Scams
Florida Attorney General Warns of Stimulus Payment and COVID-19 Scams
Attorney General Ashley Moody today alerted the public about the potential for a new round of scams related to coronavirus and stimulus payments as another round of economic relief is approved. To highlight these scams and provide resources for Floridians to share with loved ones, especially seniors, Attorney General Moody’s Scams at a Glance program … read more
County Commission starts afternoon meeting in January 2021
County Commission starts afternoon meeting in January 2021
The Santa Rosa County Commission is transitioning away from conducting regular business only on Monday and Thursday mornings twice monthly. The new 2021 schedule offers a new afternoon meeting option. “I think it is important for our residents to be involved in and know what their local government is doing and how the processes work,” … read more
Four Appointed to Pensacola State College Board of Trustees
Four Appointed to Pensacola State College Board of Trustees
Governor Ron DeSantis last week announced the appointment of Kevin Lacz, Marjorie Moore, Troy Tippett and Julian MacQueen to the Pensacola State College District Board of Trustees. Kevin Lacz Lacz, of Gulf Breeze, is a Physician’s Assistant with Regenesis and former Navy SEAL who served two tours of duty in Iraq, where his … read more
