Milton Archive

With all precincts reporting, the Milton City Council will turn over four seats. Incumbents Jeff Snow, Matt Jarrett, Roxanne Meiss and Shari Sebastiao have lost their re-election bids to Tom Powers, Larry McKee, Robert Leek and Ashley Fretwell. More details to follow.

The bridge on Polktown Road, just west of Country Mill Road, will be closed beginning today, Mon., Sept. 30 due to safety concerns on a settling headwall. Repairs will begin within a week, weather permitting, and are expected to take up to a month to complete. Traffic will detour to and from the north end of Polktown Road off Curt Lane.

The Exchange Hotel in Downtown Milton’s historic district has sat on the corner of Caroline St. and Elmira St. for over a century. The building, which has seen plenty of notable historical figures pass through its doors over the years, was recently renovated and reopened as an office for Blackwood Financial Group. The financial services […]

A 64-year-old from Milton died in a single vehicle crash on State Road 4 Sunday morning.

The City of Milton notes that “significant” progress has been made on its water reclamation project but announced changes to the overall scope of the work after losing nearly $9 million in federal grant funding due to “unavoidable delays.”

Byrd Mapoles, a former Santa Rosa County commissioner, and the former “flying” mayor of Milton, passed away on July 25.

A child has been transported to a local hospital after being hit by a vehicle Thursday afternoon, Jillian Durkin with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.

Milton Mayor Heather Lindsay said she has considered resigning from her position but has no plans to do so until at least November, despite the impact the position has had on her health amid an open records lawsuit ongoing against her.

After a back-and-forth that involved several public speakers, the Milton City Council voted to approve a 65-day extension for the Panhandle Butterfly House & Nature Center to come up with a stormwater management plan.

Mayor Heather Lindsay was back for Tuesday’s Milton City Council meeting, her first in months after she was out on FMLA leave, and it led to some tense moments. Lindsay is currently being sued by the city for not turning over public records.