More Mardi Gras Parades and Fun ahead!
More Mardi Gras Parades and Fun ahead!
To have an event added or removed from this page, email news@ssrnews.com Navarre Beach Mardi Gras Golf Parade and After Party 1 pm, Sat., Feb. 6 Line up starts at 12:30 p.m. Route will be west from the intersection of Homeport Drive and White Sands Boulevard, makes a loop around Grand Navarre Boulevard then heading … read more
Driver Claims Heroin is Just a Chocolate Laxative
Driver Claims Heroin is Just a Chocolate Laxative
A traffic stop Saturday led to the discovery of 26 grams of heroin and oxycodone. The driver told Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies the heroin was a chocolate laxative and he believed the pills to be fake. Neither was the case, according to OCSO. Deputies charged 29-year-old Steven Coplen of Crestview with trafficking in heroin, … read more
Air Force Marks 30th Anniversary of Largest Single Loss of Operation Desert Storm
Air Force Marks 30th Anniversary of Largest Single Loss of Operation Desert Storm
Three AC-130J Ghostriders fly over Hurlburt Field during a memorial ceremony for Spirit 03 at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jan. 29, 2021. Spirit 03, an AC-130H Spectre gunship with 14 crewmembers, was shot down during the Battle of Khafji, resulting in the largest single loss by any Air Force unit during Operation Desert Storm. (U.S. Air … read more
Milton Mardi Gras Parade kicks off at 5 pm today
Milton Mardi Gras Parade kicks off at 5 pm today
South Santa Rosa News files photo of the Krewe of Airship Pirates. Their parade will proceed south from James Street on Stewart Street, east on Berryhill Street, south on Willing Street then west on Pine Street. Following the parade, an After Party featuring the Mo Jiles Band from Houston will take place until 11 p.m. … read more
Foo Foo Fest Announces 2021 Plans for November
Foo Foo Fest Announces 2021 Plans for November
Pensacola’s Foo Foo Festival today officially announced its plans for its 7th annual events, taking place November 4-15, 2021. The Foo Foo Festival’s 2020 events were canceled to ensure the health and safety of the Pensacola community and attendees, and the highly-anticipated festival will return in November 2021 better than ever before and with COVID-safe … read more
New School Will Force Some Students to Change Schools This Fall
New School Will Force Some Students to Change Schools This Fall
Map depicting the proposed zoning for the new East Bay K8 school (Graphic by Santa Rosa County District Schools) The Santa Rosa County School Board will hold a public hearing to revise school boundaries on March 9, 2021 at 6:30 p.m. at the Santa Rosa County School Board Room, 5086 Canal Street in Milton. The … read more
Cultural earthquake shows need for social justice reform
Cultural earthquake shows need for social justice reform
Though the global pandemic will define memories of 2020, the past year’s cultural earthquake also demanded priority attention to long-overdue needs for social justice reform. Earthquakes often hit without much warning, roiling the surface for a relatively brief time. But they actually are the culmination of extended periods of upheaval deep beneath the surface. When … read more
County Puts Locked Gate on Holley Point Waterfront Access
County Puts Locked Gate on Holley Point Waterfront Access
Known as the Holley Point Boat Ramp, this county-owned waterfront access has been used for generations for fishing and accessing East Bay Some Holley residents are upset after Santa Rosa County put a locked gate on a county-owned waterfront access on Holley Point Road, and it was discovered that the two adjacent property owners are … read more
Gaetz Announces Military Academy Nominations
Gaetz Announces Military Academy Nominations
U.S. Congressman Matt Gaetz on January 28 announced the 2021 Academy Nominations. Gaetz said one of his most important roles is making the nominations. He said receiving the nomination doesn’t mean a student receives the appointment to a military academy. Included in the list are South Santa Rosa students, including: Air Force Academy Mira Helms, … read more
Hotline now available for Florida residents to schedule vaccine appointments
Hotline now available for Florida residents to schedule vaccine appointments
The Florida’s Health Department today will officially announce a new appointment system aimed to allow citizens easier access to COVID-19 vaccinations. Florida citizens 65 years of age and older and frontline healthcare workers can now call 866-201-7110 to schedule an appointment. Over 15,193 have been vaccinated so far in Santa Rosa County. Hearing impaired can … read more
