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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…

Jan 4, 2017

City: storms sent sewage into Blackwater River

MILTON — A sewage spill occurred at approximately 6:57 a.m. on Jan. 3 and ran into the Blackwater River, according to a media release from the City of Milton. The estimated spillage was 1,000 gallo…

Jan 3, 2017

Santa Rosa County sheriff swears in

MILTON — Sheriff Bob Johnson officially succeeds Sheriff Wendell Hall. Judge Robert Hilliard swore in Johnson as Santa Rosa County sheriff in a Tuesday morning ceremony at the Santa Rosa County aud…
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