The 16th Annual Senior Expo and Health Fair
The 16th Annual Senior Expo and Health Fair is scheduled for Thursday, March 13, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Milton Community Center, located at 5629 Byrom Street in Milton. It’s free and open to …
Wal-Mart helps blood donors share their power
Blood donations are crucial to the health and well-being of our community. That’s why Walmart is inviting people to join them for a special pre St. Patrick’s Day blood drive. Blood donors will recei…
Beauty that Works pageant
If you think “Knowledge that Works” is the only goal at Locklin Technical Center in Milton, think again.
“Beauty that Works’ is taking center stage, at least for a few weeks, with the planning and…
Recycling drop-off sites to close
At the Thursday, Feb. 27 Santa Rosa County Commission Regular Meeting, the board voted to permanently close two of the county’s 23 recycle drop-off sites. The Tiger Point Park Road and Five Points/C…
Spring Book Sale
Volunteers are needed for the annual spring book sale at the Santa Rosa County Library, located at 5541 Alabama St., Milton. The event is happening April 5 from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
Paperback …
Commissary cuts put strain on families
The Defense Commissary Agency's (DeCA) 2013 price comparison study confirms a 30.5 percent savings for commissary patrons, but those savings might disappear if Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's 2015 bu…
He's a lumberjack
Throwing for accuracy and distance, local residents competed against once another to display their strength at the Lumberjack Festival Saturday. Dominic Tascarella stands poised for an overhead thro…
Let the good times roll
The good times rolled at the Mardi Gras Parade Thursday night from Milton High School to Regions Bank on Stewart Street. Dazzling in lights and color, floats slowly rolled by, decorating the streets…
Community Briefs March 1
Community Briefs
Traffic Shift Planned for Hwy 90
Traffic on U.S. 90 between Milton Trail and Lundy Lane in Santa Rosa County will be shifted to the north side of roadway and the left tur…
Gulf Power thanks EOC for ice storm partnership
An ice storm is something we would never expect to get in Northwest Florida, but when it happened in late January, everyone sprung into action, just like it was a tropical storm. Gulf Power presented…












