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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.

The Santa Rosa County Commission voted unanimously on March 26 to deny a conditional use permit that would have allowed a faith-based college to construct a campus on 21 acres of rural land off Chumuckla Highway north of Pace.

An 18-year-old Milton man suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle crash at a Berryhill Road intersection, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.