Apr 2, 2025
Pine Blossom Road Drainage
The county is taking serious flooding precautions with an over $5 million project to improve Pine Blossom Road drainage in Milton.
The project involves significant upgrades to the existing stormwater management systems to improve drainage and help prevent future flooding. They will enhance the current subsurface drainage system, install a new subsurface drainage system, and improve the roadside drainage.
Apr 2, 2025
City of Milton Officially Becomes Debt-Free, Saves Over $277,000 in Interest Payments
In a major financial milestone, the City of Milton has officially paid off all outstanding municipal debt following a unanimous vote by City Council at its March 2025 meeting. The decision to retire the remaining $2.7 million in debt early will save taxpayers approximately $277,500 in interest payments over the life of the loans.
Apr 2, 2025
Ard Field Road closed at the bridge for repairs beginning April 7
Ard Field Road will be closed at the bridge near 564 Ard Field Rd. from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily for bridge repairs beginning Monday, April 7.
Apr 1, 2025
Help prioritize transportation projects in the Florida-Alabama region
Each year, the Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) identifies top transportation needs—including road improvements, safer intersections, reduced traffic congestion, and expanded mobility options—to help inform funding considerations.
Mar 31, 2025
Bees, and how they changed a Milton couple’s life
One local Milton resident picked up beekeeping as a hobby, now honeybees live in her backyard and her heart.
Honeybees are practically in Conni Carnley’s DNA. Her grandfather and aunt both had a history of beekeeping, and she has fond memories of visiting her aunt’s hive in her youth. But it was not until 2014 that she decided to pick up the hobby herself. Now she and her husband, Danny, manage 16 hives.
Mar 28, 2025
Pensacola man airlifted to hospital after crash on I-10
A Pensacola man suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to a local hospital after a vehicle collision on I-10.
Mar 28, 2025
DOGE begins audit of Santa Rosa County
On March 18, Santa Rosa County received its first letter from DOGE. Commissioner Colten Wright said he welcomes a review of the county’s finances. But he also pointed out that other state departments are not persecuted like the county and city boards are.
Mar 28, 2025
Santa Rosa County donates to the cold weather shelter
On March 27, Santa Rosa County presented a check to the cold weather shelter, Ferris Hill Baptist Church, after a successful annual employee chili cookoff event.
Mar 28, 2025
Grow your garden and support education
The University of Florida, IFAS and Pensacola State College Milton Campus is having its annual Spring Festival of Flowers on April 4, 5 & 6, 2025. Over one-hundred vendors selling plants from natives to ornamentals as well as various craft and food vendors. The event proceeds will be used for student scholarships, student field trips, and student computer lab needs at the University of Florida, IFAS Milton Programs.
Mar 26, 2025
Milton woman seriously injured after she was hit by a motorcycle
On Tuesday, March 25, a woman was hit and seriously injured by a motorcycle in East Milton.