Lifeguard Ambulance Service is offering its fifth annual Home for the Holidays service on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. This free ambulance transportation service provides local residents living …
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2011/2012 Fiscal Year Annual Report available online
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioner’s 2011/2012 Annual Report to the Citizens is now available on the county’s website at www.santarosa.fl.gov or by clicking here to view. The report, …
Milton family adopts two girls in time for the holidays
After more than two years in foster care, sisters Giselle, 11, and Samantha, 9, have found their “forever home,” just in time for Christmas. Sitting in the family room of their home Thursday, Giselle…
Deputy helps extinguish fire in car being towed
No one at the scene knew how a car being towed behind a motor home caught fire Friday, but it did. And though the occupants of the motor home didn’t notice what was going on behind them as they drove…
Information Night explains program for young adults with disabilities
Project Search of Lakeview is holding Information Night to introduce the workforce preparation program to high school students with disabilities. Serving ages 18 to 22, Project Search is a one-year …
From our small community to theirs: Candlelight vigil remembers Sandy Hook victims
With green and white ribbons pinned to their shirts and candles in hand, about 200 community members stood on the Pace Athletic and Recreation Association’s football field Wednesday night singing “Si…
DCF: Parents can help children cope with trauma
TALLAHASSEE — Children can start showing signs of trauma right away or months after a disastrous event. Just hearing about an event on the news or seeing a reaction from parents is enough to have an …
Commission votes to extend suspension of road impact fees
Santa Rosa County Commissioners recently voted to extend the suspension of transportation or road impact fees for the fifth year in a row. This waiver will extend the suspension of the transportation…
U.S. 90 road work complete
Work on Avalon Boulevard continues
Death leads to abuse hotline overhaul
The Florida Department of Children and Families announced last week it recently implemented a new child-abuse hotline tracking system — one designed to be faster and more accurate. The upgrade was br…