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 …
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…
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…
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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
















