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Students at Central School got to enjoy a day outside as local businesses and groups came out for the school’s annual FARM Day.

The Santa Rosa County Zoning Board of Adjustment voted 7-1 on March 12 to recommend approval of a conditional use request that would allow John Melvin University to build a Christian university campus on approximately 58 acres in a rural residential agriculture district along the 6500 block of Chumuckla Highway.

As spring planting season begins across North Florida, gardeners eager to get vegetables and flowers into the ground should focus first on preparing their soil, according to a local University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension agent.

The Santa Rosa County Council of the Navy League of the United States recognized outstanding sailors, flight instructors, civilians and youth leaders during its annual awards banquet honoring personnel from Naval Air Station Whiting Field on March 6.

A portion of Pineview Church Road in the Jay area will close on Monday, March 16 for bridge repairs over Mare Branch Creek, according to Santa Rosa County officials.

Some mornings at Rhodes Elementary School begin with more than just the school bell.

The Milton Garden Club is expanding its environmental outreach through a community recycling program built around a metal sculpture known as “CRUSH,” which encourages residents to recycle aluminum cans while supporting local beautification and conservation projects.

After serving time in jail and prison following an opioid addiction, Dana Clah now works inside county jails helping incarcerated men and women confront trauma, addiction and life decisions through a faith-based recovery program she developed from her own experience.

Santa Rosa County Commissioner unanimously adopted the East Milton Master Plan on Feb. 26, paving the way for a long-term blueprint meant to guide officials on how to develop the growing community for years to come.

An 18-year-old man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of his 19-year-old girlfriend inside a camper in Harold, according to an arrest report by the Santa Rosa County Sherriff’s Office.