Santa Rosa Improvement Vitalization Enterprise grant cycle now open

The Santa Rosa Improvement Vitalization Enterprise  (StRIVE) grant cycle is now open. The grant is intended to provide commercial property owners and business owners grants for façade and signage improvements to upgrade the appearance ...

19th Annual Seagrass Awareness Celebration

Learn about seagrasses, the marine creatures that live there and how to protect them at the 19th annual Seagrass Awareness Celebration. This free event will be held Sat., Mar. 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Shoreline Park South in Gulf Breeze.

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Navarre Beach dives into lifeguard season

Navarre Beach lifeguard season has officially begun with guarded hours of 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week. During the peak season of Memorial Day through the Labor Day, guarded hours will be 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.In 2018, lifeguards...

Grant funds for reduced spay and neuter services offered to low-income Santa Rosa County residents

Grant funds for reduced spay and neuter services offered to low-income Santa Rosa County residents

Santa Rosa County has partnered with the Humane Society of Pensacola to offer grant funds for reduced spay and neuter services to county residents through th...

March Events at Your Santa Rosa County Library

March Events at Your Santa Rosa County Library

Tax Aide

Volunteers from AARP Tax-Aide will be assisting with taxes at three Santa Rosa County libraries. The AARP Tax-Aide program is the nation's largest free, volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance ser...

Elizabeth Brumfield awarded Santa Rosa County employee of the quarter

Elizabeth Brumfield was recently awarded Santa Rosa County's employee of the quarter. Brumfield has served in the GIS industry for more than 20 years and was recently promoted to GIS analyst III. She received her bachelors of science in geography from Old...

Santa Rosa County approves StRIVE grant for commercial signage and facade improvements

The Board of County Commissioners recently authorized the Santa Rosa Improvement Vitalization Enterprise (StRIVE) Grant. The grant is intended to provide commercial property owners and business owners grants for façade and signage improvements to upgrade ...

Floridatown Park reopens with ribbon-cutting ceremony and historical presentation - Mon. Feb. 18

Floridatown Park, Santa Rosa County's most recent recreation area to receive renovations, will reopen to the public at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Mon., Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. A special historical presentation will be given by Adrianne Walker, site manager of...

Temporary road closures for Grand Canal Street and Vestavia Way during flood mitigation project

Residents of Grand Canal Street and Vestavia Way south of US 98 in Gulf Breeze will experience temporary road delays and intermittent driveway closures as contractors begin the first phase of a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) flood mitigation proje...

Career Online High School Program offered through Santa Rosa County Library System

Career Online High School Program offered through Santa Rosa County Library System

The Santa Rosa County Library System participates in the Career Online High School (COHS) program. This program provides adults 19 and older an opportunity to earn ...

Santa Rosa County Commissioners select Ajax Building Corporation for courthouse design-build project

The Santa Rosa County Commission met today (Tues., Jan. 8) to select a design-build entity for a judicial center complex to be constructed on a 19-acre parcel located on Avalon Boulevard in Milton. The three competitors included Ajax Building Corporation,...

Grants for bear-resistant dumpster retro kits available in south Santa Rosa County

Grants for bear-resistant dumpster retro kits available in south Santa Rosa County

Grant funds are available to businesses that generate organic waste, including restaurants, camping/RV sites, day cares, assistant living facilities, and apartment buildings...

Economic Development Director Shannon Ogletree selected as one of the top leaders in the industry

Santa Rosa County Economic Development Director Shannon Ogletree has been recognized as one of North America’s top 50 economic developers for 2018 by Consultant Connect, a consulting agency designed to bridge the gap between economic de...