Santa Rosa's Press Gazette

What Santa Rosa's Press Gazette does

Santa Rosa's Press Gazette is a privately held local newspaper serving Santa Rosa County, Florida, covering the communities of Milton, Pace, Jay, Navarre, and surrounding areas in the Florida Panhandle. The publication provides local news, high school sports coverage, crime and public safety reporting, education news, faith community updates, business coverage, obituaries, legal notices, and community announcements. It operates a WordPress-based content management system with an E-Edition digital replica platform, a community photo submission system (via Your Community Photos partnership), and a job board for local employment listings.

The business model is multi-streamed. Primary revenue comes from two annual subscription tiers: All Access at $138/year (print + digital + e-edition archive) and Digital at $68/year (online + e-edition), with discounts available for active/retired military and seniors aged 65+. Secondary revenue streams include display advertising from local businesses, legal notice publication for government entities and organizations, and job board posting fees. Distribution occurs through weekly print delivery, digital e-edition access, website content, and physical distribution points throughout the county.

The publication is integrated with Sandpaper Publishing as its parent publishing platform and participates in a regional network of partner publications including Navarre Press, Crestview News Bulletin, HBTS News, and Navarre Beach News. Operations are based at a single office in Milton, Florida, with a staff of 11-50 employees. The company has been actively publishing since at least 2012 and currently maintains active content, subscription services, and a community engagement platform including user-submitted Shoutouts.

Name

Santa Rosa's Press Gazette

Legal name

Santa Rosa's Press Gazette

Website

https://srpressgazette.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Santa Rosa's Press Gazette is a privately held local newspaper serving Santa Rosa County, Florida, offering print and digital subscriptions, advertising, legal notices, a job board, and community engagement services to county residents and local businesses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Newsstand & Single-Copy Distribution (MPAJAKAC)

Keywords

• Local newspaper
• Community news
• Digital subscriptions
• Print subscriptions
• Local journalism

Headquarters

HQ city

Milton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Print Subscriptions: Physical newspaper delivery providing weekly printed editions and community coverage for local residents.
2. Digital Subscriptions: Website-based access to content with e-edition archives and premium article access for subscribers.
3. Advertising: Display advertising on website pages, including local business advertisements and promotional content from regional partners.
4. Special Circumstance Access: Restricted subscription tiers for special circumstances as mentioned in website registration options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Santa Rosa's Press Gazette is a local newspaper serving Santa Rosa County, Florida, covering Milton, Pace, Jay, Navarre, and surrounding areas. It publishes local news, sports, crime, education, faith, business, and community events through weekly print editions, a website, and a digital e-edition platform. The company sells tiered subscriptions (All Access and Digital) along with ancillary services such as a job board, legal notices, and a community photo submission platform.

Product overview

Santa Rosa's Press Gazette operates as a local newspaper serving Santa Rosa County, Florida, offering a multi-tiered subscription model. The core products include All Access and Digital subscriptions, with the All Access tier providing both print and digital access via the E-Edition digital replica. Additional offerings include a Job Board for local employment listings, Legal Notices for official public announcements, and a Photo Submission platform for community-contributed content. The portfolio consists of subscription-based content access alongside community engagement services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• All Access Subscription

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sandpaper PublishingcoreOthersParent company and publishing platform for Santa Rosa Press Gazette. Also operates MiltonGazette.com domain alongside srpressgazette.com. Related entities include Sandpaper Marketing and Careers/Job Board services.
• Navarre PressminorOthersRegional partner publication serving Navarre area within Santa Rosa County. Listed as part of publication network alongside Crestview News Bulletin, HBTS News, Navarre Beach News.
• Crestview News BulletinminorOthersRegional partner publication serving the broader Northwest Florida region. Listed as part of publication network alongside Navarre Press and other regional papers.
• Your Community PhotosminorOthersPhoto platform partnership for community photo galleries. Provides sports photo galleries and weekly issue photo galleries for Milton area.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Lee Enterprises: Major U.S. community newspaper chain operating dozens of daily and weekly local papers across multiple states. Directly comparable as a multi-title community newspaper operator with the same subscription and local advertising revenue model.
• Tribune Publishing: Major U.S. newspaper publisher operating regional and local titles. Represents an incumbent in the same space with broader scale and a comparable mix of print subscriptions, digital access, and local advertising revenue.
• Gannett: Largest U.S. newspaper publisher (USA Today network) operating hundreds of local community newspapers including titles in the Florida Panhandle. Represents the dominant incumbent in community news publishing and a potential acquirer or competitor in adjacent geographies.

Direct peers

• Ogden Newspapers: Family-owned operator of community newspapers in multiple states. Comparable as a community-newspaper publisher leveraging print+digital subscriptions and local advertising in small to mid-sized markets.
• Navarre Press: Regional community newspaper serving Navarre, Florida, and listed as an explicit partner publication in the Santa Rosa Press Gazette's regional network. Operates with the same community-newspaper subscription and advertising model serving an adjacent market in the same county.
• Boone Newspapers: Operates a portfolio of community newspapers primarily in the Southeast. Closely comparable business model focused on local news, weekly print editions, and digital subscriptions in small markets.
• Paxton Media Group: Family-owned community newspaper company publishing local papers across the Southeast U.S. Closely comparable as a multi-title community newspaper group with similar local-news, subscription, and local advertising focus.
• Sandpaper Publishing: Listed as the parent platform/partner of Santa Rosa Press Gazette, also operating MiltonGazette.com and related job board and marketing services. Directly comparable as a small-scale community publishing operation in the same geography.
• Crestview News Bulletin: Community newspaper serving Crestview in the broader Northwest Florida region and named as a partner publication in the Press Gazette's network. Operates an identical print+digital subscription model targeting local readers and advertisers.
• CNHI (Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.): Operates a portfolio of community newspapers and local digital sites across the U.S. Closely matches the Press Gazette's model of local news, print editions, and community-focused coverage.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SRPressGazette
• Facebookfacebook.com/srpressgazette
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/santa-rosa-press-gazette

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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