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.
Santa Rosa County officials say progress on a long-discussed effort to widen U.S. Highway 90 could help accelerate the project, but the proposal continues to raise questions about traffic congestion through Milton’s historic downtown and the potential impact on older buildings along the corridor.
A Milton couple faces animal cruelty charges after police found their cat confined inside a hot vehicle in a local parking lot for more than a week, according to the Milton Police Department.
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.
The University of West Florida is known for its trails as well as its academics.
Much of the trails traverse through longleaf pine forests. The plant, which once spread over 90 million acres across America, is famously fire-resistant and relies on fires to clear out dead underbrush to make room for its seedlings.
Federal regulators have approved an expansion of the City of Milton’s natural gas line replacement project, allowing the city to eliminate all remaining cast-iron pipes and speed up the modernization of its gas systems.
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.
With an art career spanning 40 years, Dan Beck has built a name for himself.
Beck, an impressionist painter, has won numerous awards and recognitions for his artwork, which bridges traditional impressionism and contemporary art concepts.
