What's Happening in Santa Rosa County

MILTON — Upcoming Santa Rosa County events and activities are as follows.

UPCOMING

VETERANS CLOSURE: The Santa Rosa County South Service Center Veterans Services office will be closed through Jan. 1, reopening Jan 2.

COUNTY HOLIDAY CLOSURES: The following Santa Rosa County offices will be closed Jan. 1 for New Year's Day and Jan. 15 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Santa Rosa County Commissioners including the library system and animal shelter.
  • Santa Rosa County Clerk of the Court
  • Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser
  • Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections
  • Santa Rosa County Tax Collector

The Central Landfill will be closed on New Year's Day but opens from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dr. Martin Luther King Day.

Santa Rosa County 9-1-1 dispatch, Lifeguard Ambulance Service and fire departments are open daily

RECURRING

TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY: TOPS meets Tuesdays at 4709 Keyser Lane, Pace. Weigh in 8:30-9:45 a.m. Meet 10-11 a.m. Details: 983-0178.

SANTA ROSA COUNTY WRITER’S GUILD: 3:45-5:45 p.m. Tuesdays at the Guy Thompson Community Center, 5629 Byrom St. Milton Poet Laureate Marc Livanos’ poetry night includes open-mic, free verse workshops, poetry contests with prizes, author events and refreshments.

CENTRAL SANTA ROSA REPUBLICAN CLUB: 5:30 p.m. meal and 6:30 p.m. meeting first Thursdays at Grover T’s Restaurant, Highway 90, Pace. Visitors are welcome. Call 377-3976 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays for more information.

SANTA ROSA BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION: 7 p.m. third Thursdays at the Bay Area Vineyard Church, 5163 Dogwood Drive, Milton. Visitors are welcome. Details: Bill Blankenship, president, 232-6005, or Clarence Prater, vice president, 623-776-7018.

BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. second and fourth Fridays at the Navarre Library, 8484 James M. Harvell Road. All materials are provided; there’s no charge to attend.

GULF COAST CALLIGRAPHY GUILD: 9:30 a.m. second Saturdays at the Courts of Praise Church on the corner of Johnson Avenue and Davis Highway, Pensacola. A presentation and practice follow each meeting. Details: 995-7056.

FLORIDA TRAIL ASSOCIATION: The Western Gate chapter’s activities are free to participate in except as noted. See more details at www.meetup.com/ftawesterngate/　　

PUBLIC MEETINGS

SANTA ROSA MEETINGS: The following meetings are held in the County Administrative Center boardroom, 6495 Caroline St., in Milton, unless otherwise indicated. 

  • Commission Committee: Jan. 8, 9 a.m.
  • Fire Department Executive Group: Jan. 8, 6:30 p.m., Emergency Operations Center, 4499 Pine Forest Road, Milton
  • Building Code Board of Adjustments: Jan. 10, 2:30 p.m., Public Services Conference Room, 6051 Old Bagdad Highway, Milton
  • Blackwater Soil and Water Conservation District: Jan. 11, 7:30 a.m., 3927 Highway 4, Suite 102, Jay
  • Commission regular: Jan. 11, 9 a.m.
  • Zoning Board: Jan. 11, 6 p.m.
  • Public Safety Coordinating Council Meeting: Jan. 17, 11:30 a.m., Sheriff's Office Training Room, 5755 East Milton Road, Milton
  • Aviation Advisory Committee: Jan. 17, 5 p.m.
  • Commission Committee: Jan. 22, 9 a.m.
  • Local Option Sales Tax Citizen Committee: Jan. 23, 9 a.m.
  • Parks and Recreation: Jan. 24, 5:30 p.m.
  • Bagdad Architectural Advisory Board: Jan. 24, 8:30 a.m., Public Services Conference Room, 6051 Old Bagdad Highway, Milton
  • Commission regular: Jan. 25, 9 a.m.
  • Local Mitigation Strategy Task Force: Jan. 25, 1:30 p.m., Public Services Conference Room, 6051 Old Bagdad Highway, Milton
  • Commission special — rezoning meeting: Jan. 25, 6 p.m.
  • Tourist Development Committee: Jan. 29, 8:30 a.m., Economic Development Office, 6491 Caroline St., Milton

MILTON MEETINGS:

  • Sundial Utilities Board of Directors — Executive Session, Jan. 2, 2018, beginning at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers of City Hall, 6738 Dixon St. 
  • Community Redevelopment Agency, Jan. 9, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall. 
  • Milton Council regular session, Jan. 9, 2018, at 5:45 p.m. in Council Chambers of City Hall. 
  • Milton Committee of the Whole, Jan. 18, 2018, at 3 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall.

REPUBLICAN CLUB OF SANTA ROSA MEETING AND DUTCH TREAT DINNER: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018 at The Club At Hidden Creek, 7030 PGA Blvd Navarre.

This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: What's Happening in Santa Rosa County