Tag: Santa Rosa County
Lights out for SR parks
The Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners has a proposed budget that cuts the $125,000 that the county has used to pay utilities at county-owned…
Santa Rosa Co. cuts property taxes
Santa Rosa County has set a tentative property tax rate for 2007-08 at 6.0953, a nearly 8 percent decrease from the current millage rate of…
SR Sheriff may cut 50 jobs
Santa Rosa County Sheriff Wendall Hall has told WEAR TV 3 that he needs an extra $3 million. If he doesn’t get it, he’ll have to…
Area Crimes are in
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is set to release the 2006 crime statistics. Here’s a peak: Escambia County Murder 11 —-19th most Rape 169…
PNJ misses FEMA clarifications
Both Santa Rosa & Escambia counties issued clarifications on FEMA reimbursements. The PNJ story has misleading headlines based on the original press release by Sen….
All in the family
The new ambulance provider for Santa Rosa County is Lifeguard Services, owned by John and Deborah Roche. Tom Roche, John’s father, worked for Santa Rosa…
FCAT scores are in for third graders
Escambia County – Math scores are up 1%; Reading down 4% Santa Rosa County – highest reading scores in the state; tied for second highest…
Santa Rosa tax scheme
Santa Rosa County has next week – March 27 – a vote to extend the half-cent sales tax for schools. The tax expires next Oct….
Van Camp files
Escambia County Jeff Van Camp has filed for Santa Rosa County sheriff. The election is next year. Van Camp will do very well in south…
City rules for county neighborhoods
The daily newspaper has an article on attempt in Scenic Hills subdivision to create an Enhanced Neighborhood Protection zone whereby they can: Restrict any outbuildings…
Graduation and drop out rates up
Florida Department of Education has released its report on the graduation and drop out rates for 2005-06. Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa are better than…
