Council on Aging gets help from biz



The Council on Aging of West Florida will be the beneficiary of a two-county collaborative fundraiser of the 11 Sonic Drive-Ins in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties on Saturday, March 27 from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. Each Sonic location, including its location at 3471 Gulf Breeze Parkway in Tiger Point, will donate 10 percent of sales made during the […]

Firehouse Subs donates $15,000 device to MFD



Firehouse Subs and its non-profit Public Safety Foundation donated much-needed equipment to Midway Fire District on Monday. The founders’ 200-year firefighting heritage inspired the formation of the Public Safety Foundation, and the Midway Fire District benefits with delivery of a Zoll AutoPulse device worth $15,000. The AutoPulse provides cardiac life support by moving more of a victim’s blood more consistently […]

Amnesty Day targets hazardous home waste



Amnesty Day, which offers Santa Rosa County residents the opportunity to dispose of household hazardous waste at no charge, is scheduled for Saturday, March 27 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Amnesty Day is not a recycle day, but a special day for disposal of household hazardous waste. Materials will also be accepted from conditionally exempt small-quantity generators including small […]

Redesigned Deadman’s Island breakwaters to be installed



Much has been learned from the first phases of the Deadman’s Island restoration process, and new redesigned breakwaters have been created to better accommodate the variable heights of the waters surrounding the island. The newly designed oyster breakwaters, Ecodisc, above, will be employed in the Deadman’s Island restoration area. They will be used for the west side of Deadman’s Island […]

Eagle Scout Project helps protect Deadman’s



Westin DeMotts headed up very successful, large Eagle Scout project focusing on erosion control or the shoreline of Deadman’s Island late in 2009. Due to the effects of Tropical Storm Ida, his project had to be modified to reflect the current erosion, according to Heather Reed, project manager. “DeMotts and his team placed bio-mesh to catch sand and build up […]

Calendar of Events



Thursday, March 25 Santa Rosa County Commission 9 a.m., County Administrative Center, 6495 Caroline Street, Milton Tourist Development Council Board 3 p.m., Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce, 5247 Stewart Street, Milton Santa Rosa County Commission Special Zoning 6 p.m., County Administrative Center, 6495 Caroline Street, Milton Wednesday, March 31 City of Gulf Breeze Executive Committee 6:30 p.m., City Hall, […]