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Neighbors of the nearby 7 Brew location in Pea Ridge are growing tired of the noise and want Santa Rosa County to take action

The Milton Library will be closed temporarily as county staff look to bring new improvements to the facility, according to a news release from Santa Rosa County officials.

The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners honored longtime Santa Rosa County resident Vincent Therrien, a World War II veteran, in honor of his 100th birthday next month.

A portion of Benny Russell Park has been closed as crews begin to replace playground equipment, with the project expected to be finished by mid-November, the county announced Aug. 6.

Santa Rosa County commissioners on July 23 recognized the Navarre Rotary Club for its work to prevent drownings on local beaches, adopting a proclamation marking July 19-25 as National Drowning Prevention Week.

When Joshua Joiner and his family bought Southern Raceway in East Milton earlier this year, they figured it would take two to three years to reach the level of racing they envisioned. Five months in, one of dirt racing’s premier touring series is coming to town.

A decade after having the worst opening one could imagine, the Coastal Wrestling Federation (CWF) has grown into one of Northwest Florida’s most consistent independent wrestling promotions, and its presidents says the formula is simpler than it might seem.

The city’s outside auditors said June 18 that cash reconciliations were left incomplete for nearly all of fiscal year 2025, a failure traced to Chief Financial Officer Curtis Krebs, who was placed on paid administrative leave earlier this month. The issue has delayed the annual audit and placed the city at risk of losing state revenue-sharing funds.

The City of Milton will mark Independence Day and the nation’s 250th birthday with Riverfest 2026, a free family event set for Saturday, July 4, at Jernigan’s Landing and Downtown Milton.

The Jay community takes tremendous pride in its farming roots, and those roots are well represented in the high school’s FFA program.
Not only does Jay’s FFA chapter provide students with invaluable experience in agricultural studies, but it also allows them to work hands-on to provide for people in the community.