The Milton City Council took its first steps on April 23 toward overhauling how the city charges for natural gas services, with staff proposing higher installation fees, a new monthly minimum charge, and a phased rate increase. All aimed at putting the city’s gas utility on sustainable financial footing.

For 50 years, the T-28 Trojan aircraft has stood at the corner of Stewart Street and Park Avenue outside Milton High School, a fixture of the city’s landscape since the nation’s bicentennial in 1976. Whether it will remain there is now an open question.

Money is already flowing into Santa Rosa County’s 2026 election races, with candidates tapping local businesses, private individuals, and their own wallets to fund campaigns for races that will be decided this August.

A new outdoor and firearms retailer has opened in Milton, taking over a location that had been vacant after its previous owner closed. The new owner said the businesses are not connected.