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The Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter has received a $25,000 grant to pay for free spay and neuter services for as many as 500 stray cats, the county announced Aug. 26.

The city of Milton will begin resurfacing several city streets Monday, Aug. 31, through Sept. 14, weather permitting, as part of ongoing roadway maintenance and improvements.

The Milton Library will be closed temporarily as county staff look to bring new improvements to the facility, according to a news release from Santa Rosa County officials.

The temperatures will be starting to cool off, and that means Bands on the Blackwater returns for the fall with live music along the Blackwater River.

The next tropical storm that develops in the Atlantic this hurricane season will be named Dolly, but it’s not connected to Dolly Parton’s death. Storm systems are named by procedures set by the World Meteorological Organization, and names are reused every six years. This season has had three tropical storms, and the next name on […]

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to return an additional $1 million to offset its increase in the upcoming fiscal year budget, County Administrator Brad Baker told Santa Rosa County Commissioners at a committee meeting Aug. 25.

Santa Rosa County commissioners agreed at their committee meeting Aug. 25 to advance a plan committing half a million dollars in county conservation funds toward farmland easements.

The Santa Rosa County Commission is set to meet this week, with the agenda workshop being held in Tiger Point.

The first of two meetings will be held Aug. 25 at the Tiger Point Community Center at 8:30 a.m., with final approval being held at the Santa Rosa County Administrative Building at 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 27.

A Navarre man was arrested after allegedly yelling, cussing and recording voters at Santa Rosa County Auditorium in Milton Tuesday, Aug. 18.

A Milton councilman who questioned the humor on the city’s Facebook page told members at a work session Aug. 20 that the “expert guidance” he read had been compiled with the help of artificial intelligence, drawing laughter from some and beginning a very sharp discussion.