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MILTON  — These library events are scheduled throughout Santa Rosa County. UPCOMING HOLIDAY CLOSURES: The library system will be closed Monday, Jan. 15 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: These programs are presented for preschool children ages 3 through 5 and include stories, finger plays and action rhymes. Caregivers must remain in… Continue reading Santa Rosa County library events

MILTON — Upcoming Santa Rosa County events and activities are as follows.  UPCOMING SANTA ROSA COUNTY 4-H QUILTING WORKSHOPS: Santa Rosa County 4-H will offer a "Past, Present & Future 4-H Quilting Class" workshop series for current, former or prospective 4-Hers as well as adults. The series, in partnership with the Home & Community Educator volunteers,… Continue reading What's Happening in Santa Rosa County

NAVARRE — The Navarre Garden Club will present "Holiday Habitat for your Backyard," an environmental program with guest speaker and Okaloosa Master Gardener Richard Hickenbotham.
The program begins…

Drivers will encounter these traffic disruptions in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities. 
 
ESCAMBIA COUNTY 
State Road 742 (Creighton Road…

PENSACOLA — The Association of Fundraising Professionals West Florida Chapter has announced its 2018 board of directors, including: 

President — Shelly Nightengale, University of West Florida
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Sacred Heart sets free heart-health screenings

MILTON — The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension in Santa Rosa County will offer a class on butterflies and butterfly gardening.
The class is free to atten…

BAGDAD — Restrooms are coming soon to the popular Bagdad Mill Site Park.
A.E. New, Jr., the design-build contractor, anticipates the project will be complete by the end of March. The restroom facil…

MILTON — Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson wants to upgrade the jail to meet 2030 population projections of 1,120 inmates.
Johnson has requested from the Santa Rosa County Commission 500 new be…

MILTON — Upcoming Santa Rosa County events and activities are as follows.  UPCOMING SACRED HEART HEART-HEALTH SCREENINGS: Sacred Heart Health System will provide free heart-health screenings at locations in Pensacola, Milton and Century for adults who are poor, elderly or uninsured. Here is the schedule for early-January adult screenings: Jan. 6 from 9-11:30 a.m. at Greater… Continue reading What's Happening in Santa Rosa County