PENSACOLA — Nov. 1 marked the start of the Affordable Care Act's fifth health insurance open enrollment period, which runs through Dec. 15. To assist Floridians with being covered, the Epilepsy Found…
Free outdoor movies return in December
MILTON — The city of Milton, in conjunction with Santa Rosa County Federal Credit Union and the GEO Group, will present Big Screen on the Blackwater, a three-week series of holiday movies in historic…
‘Open Gaetz Day’ comes to Navarre
PENSACOLA — Congressman Matt Gaetz will host a day of events Nov. 27 for "Open Gaetz Day Navarre."
The congressional representative will start the day at 8 a.m. at Holley-Navarre Intermediate Schoo…
Kids' House, Animal Services receive donations
MILTON — Gabriella Nail and Olivia Carrier, Milton girls who share a birthday, presented the Santa Rosa Kids’ House and the Santa Rosa County Animal Services shelter with two car loads of needed item…
Volunteers aid Blackwater forest improvements
PENSACOLA — Gulf Power’s Plant Crist and Environmental Affairs stewardship teams spent a recent day volunteering in Blackwater River State Forest to help ensure hunters, hikers and other users don’t …
Gulf Power’s conservation work continues
PENSACOLA — Grooming future conservationists, reintroducing keystone species to their natural habitat and teaching private landowners to join longleaf pine forest restoration efforts in our region ar…
What's Happening in Santa Rosa County
MILTON — Upcoming Santa Rosa County events and activities are as follows. HOLIDAY CLOSURES: These Santa Rosa County offices will be closed Thursday through Friday, Nov. 23 and 24 for the Thanksgiving holiday: Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners, including the library system and animal shelter. Santa Rosa County Clerk of the Court Santa Rosa County Property… Continue reading What's Happening in Santa Rosa County
In case of an emergency…
MILTON — Lifeguard Ambulance Service, which is celebrating its 10th year servicing Santa Rosa County, held its annual mock catastrophic vehicle accident event Nov. 16 at its main office on Avalon Bou…
Santa Rosa County library events
MILTON — These library events are scheduled throughout Santa Rosa County. In observance of Thanksgiving, libraries will close early at 5 p.m. Nov. 22 and will be closed Nov. 23-25. Libraries will resume normal business hours Nov. 27. UPCOMING PRESCHOOL STORYTIME: through Dec. 8 as follows. 11-11:30 a.m. on Mondays at the Jay Library 11-11:30 a.m.… Continue reading Santa Rosa County library events
Some food for thought about cancer
Dear editor,
This is in response to Chrys Holley’s letter, "Thank God for efforts to cure breast cancer" [published in the Nov. 18, 2017, Santa Rosa Press Gazette].
Since 1954, rates of cancer i…