Mar 1, 2017
Campaign could tout Navarre as 'Florida's most relaxing place'
MILTON — A new campaign proposal includes marketing Navarre Beach as “Florida’s most relaxing place.”
Santa Rosa County tasked the St. Petersburg-based Paradise Advertising Agency with creating a c…
Feb 24, 2017
County legalizes Sunday alcohol sales
MILTON — This Sunday, the Tin Cow in Pace will hold “Prohibition is Over in Pace and Milton,” an event that owner Joe Abston said he would host if the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners …
Feb 23, 2017
Gaetz eyes repealing Obamacare, new courthouse
MILTON — Rep. Matt Gaetz focused on education, the county courthouse, repealing the Affordable Care Act and tax reform when he visited the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners’ Thursday me…
Feb 21, 2017
New company may create 73 manufacturing jobs
MILTON — Seventy-three jobs may be coming to Santa Rosa County by way of an aviation manufacturing company now called Project Tattershall.
The startup company will create advanced manufacturing jo…
Feb 17, 2017
Council sets meeting on Highway 90 relief
MILTON — The Milton City Council will have a special meeting to pass two resolutions: recommending a southern alternate route for Highway 90 and protecting downtown Milton from being four-laned.
Th…
Feb 15, 2017
City Council OKs Sunday alcohol sales
MILTON — The Milton City Council on Tuesday voted 4-3 to allow alcohol sales from 7 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. on Sundays.
Council members Peggi Smith, Alan Lowery, Jeff Snow and Casey Powell voted for the …
Feb 9, 2017
Couple withdraws Chumuckla Highway property rezoning request
MILTON — Bobby and Janis Simmons withdrew their request to rezone property they own on Chumuckla Highway for a borrow pit, which construction companies use for digging dirt for use on a main construc…
Feb 8, 2017
Half-cent sales tax vote approaches
MILTON — Santa Rosa County voters on March 28 will have the opportunity to decide on continuing a half-cent sales tax for the Santa Rosa County School District.
District authorities plan to use the…
Jan 25, 2017
Okaloosa County company plans to expand into Santa Rosa County
MILTON — An Okaloosa County company wants to expand into Santa Rosa County with a $325,000 investment and plans to hire nine employees with an average annual wage twice the county average, $67,500.
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Jan 25, 2017
County commission considers deputy pay raise
MILTON — The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners will vote Thursday on whether to include a 10 percent pay increase for the Santa Rosa Sheriff's Office in the Fiscal Year 2018 budget. She…