Jan 25, 2017
County to hold public hearing on Sunday alcohol sales
MILTON — The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners on Monday, without objection, moved to advertise for an ordinance change to allow Sunday sales of alcohol.
Michael Thomas, owner of Grov…
Jan 20, 2017
County delegation on oil spill funds: 'It's our money'
MILTON — Santa Rosa County Commission Chairman Rob Williamson and Milton Mayor Wesley Meiss want to ensure Santa Rosa County gets its fair share of BP oil spill funds through Triumph Gulf Coast.
Tr…
Jan 20, 2017
Veterans Memorial Park statue to recognize letter writers
MILTON — The Veterans Memorial Foundation has a sculpture for honoring those who have supported service members with letters and care packages.
While the sculptor, Roxie Platt, donated her work, th…
Jan 19, 2017
Zoning issues top county code violations
MILTON — Santa Rosa County's 2015-2016 annual report includes the year’s code compliance violations.
Notable are 485 zoning violations, 410 more than the second-highest violation. Randy Jones, with…
Jan 15, 2017
Officials: Santa Rosa County's growth requires planning
THE ISSUE: Santa Rosa County's population boom could reach a record 180,000 residents by 2020, according to the University of Florida's Bureau of Economic and Business Research.
LOCAL IMPACT: I…
Jan 15, 2017
PHOTOS: County celebrates Addison Russell Day
MILTON — Pace High graduate and World Series winning Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell visited the Santa Rosa County Commission for Wednesday's meeting in his honor.
Russell thanked the count…
Jan 12, 2017
Officials discuss county's branding problem
MILTON — The Santa Rosa County Economic Development and Tourist Development offices work to bring business into the county through companies that provide jobs and generate tax dollars and tourists wh…
Jan 11, 2017
5 questions for Sheriff Bob Johnson
MILTON — Here, we catch up with newly sworn in Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson.
Why do you want to add resource officers to middle and elementary schools?
I used to be a resource officer at…
Jan 9, 2017
Santa Rosa County property values rise almost $1 billion
MILTON — Santa Rosa County property values are slowly rising, according to data from the county’s 2015-16 annual report.
Over the past three years real property value rose almost $1 billion.
For …
Jan 6, 2017
Council takes step toward Sunday alcohol sales
MILTON — The Sunday alcohol sales ordinance passed its first reading during Tuesday night’s executive committee meeting. The second reading will occur in February before the ordinance can become offi…