While Escambia County is set to release its CARES Act family assistance grants on Friday, Santa Rosa will be accepting applications for its small business grants. Escambia County businesses will have to…
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Gulf Breeze, Milton account for more than half Santa Rosa new cases
As we reported yesterday, there had been a spike in COVID cases in Gulf Breezes that is believed to be tied to graduation celebrations among Gulf Breeze High students. The mayors of…
COVID-19 mutation: more contagious
The COVID-19 virus appears to be mutating and has become more contagious. The more contagious the virus, the greater need for face masks. Since early June, Inweekly has heard that COVID-19 virus…
Update on Five Mile Swamp Fire
Five Mile Swamp Fire Re-Entry: Previously Closed Evacuation Zone Now Open to Residents Only (See larger map: https://www.santarosa.fl.gov/…/Five-Mile-Swamp-Fire-Re-Entr…) Open to residents only: Everything on Garcon Point Road east to the Blackwater Bay…
Another COVID-19 death
The Florida Department of Health has been slow to update its dashboard. The county surveillance report shows Escambia County now has 616 positive cases, up 12, and 16 deaths – one more…
Home Builders challenge Santa Rosa County’s school impact fee
The Home Builders Association of West Florida (HBA) has filed a lawsuit in the First Judicial Circuit Court against the Board of County Commissioners and the School Board of Santa Rosa County,…
Santa Rosa County has another COVID-19 death
Santa Rosa County had another COVID-19 related death and now matches Escambia’s total of 3. Â Santa Rosa had 105 cases as of 6 Â p.m. Friday – a 219% increase in a week….
COVID-19: Santa Rosa County
Yesterday afternoon, Santa Rosa County held a televised press conference. Reporters were allowed to ask questions without any restrictions. “I cannot state the importance of this next statement,” said County Commissioner Don…
Viewpoint: The Penny
From Ed Carson, Moving Santa Rosa Forward: The Penny We residents of Santa Rosa enjoy a great quality of life and live in a wonderful place to raise a family. Our very…
Santa Rosa commissioners complain about opposition to half-cent tax
MILTON: On Monday, the Santa Rosa County Commissioners aired their complaints about the opposition to their referendum to increase the county’s local option sales tax (LOST) by half-cent . After County Administrator…
Scott awards grants to protect future of military bases, including those in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties
Today, Governor Scott announced nearly $3.5 million will be awarded to support community projects at military installations across the state. Governor Scott said, “Florida is the most military-friendly state in the nation,…
Santa Rosa County sheriff refuses to do business with Escambia County
Santa Rosa Sheriff Bob Johnson’s detention contract with Escambia County had a 30-day notice of termination clause. However, the Escambia Board of County Commissioners gave Johnson just three days before it snatched…