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The Milton Train Depot is one of the last surviving passenger rail stations from Escambia to Walton counties, and volunteers who maintain it say the history preserved inside offers a glimpse of a service unlikely to return to Northwest Florida soon.

A proposal to rezone two parcels along the Stewart Street corridor for a revamped Circle K convenience store and gas station cleared the city’s planning board unanimously and is now before the city council, which heard an initial presentation on the item on April 14.

After more than a year of permitting and patience, Mama Lattes has opened a drive-through location in Milton, and the community made sure the owners knew it was ready.

The Santa Rosa County Commission District 2 incumbent, now seeking a second term, said it was his wife who pushed him into the race. He had been talking about local politics, complaining about the direction of things, and she gave him an ultimatum: run or stop talking.

Ascension Sacred Heart on April 13 held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new freestanding emergency department in the Five Points area, bringing expanded emergency care services closer to north Santa Rosa County residents.

Residents packed a public forum Tuesday evening to push for faster action on a long-stalled highway widening project they say has left the area dangerously unprepared for growth and storm evacuations.

Researchers at Colorado State University are predicting a quieter-than-normal Atlantic hurricane season in 2026, citing an expected shift to El Niño conditions as the primary driver of the subdued outlook.

Santa Rosa County broke ground April 8 on a new wastewater treatment plant at Milton Interchange Park, launching a $30.2 million infrastructure project officials say will unlock years of stalled economic growth in the East Milton area.

Naval Air Station Whiting Field and the City of Milton marked the start of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month on April 1 with a joint ceremony at which Milton Police Chief Jennifer Frank read a formal proclamation declaring April a month dedicated to standing against sexual violence.

Authorities are investigating the discovery of a deceased man who was found underneath the Garcon Point Bridge on Monday, according to a social media post from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.