With a flash flood watch in effect until late Friday, Santa Rosa County’s public works department is making sand available at four locations on a first-come, first-served basis as the effects of Tropical Storm Arthur head our way.
Florida Lt. Gov. Jay Collins launched what he called his “Come and Take It” tour on June 16 during a campaign stop at Gray Man Armory in Milton, saying that he will push to repeal Florida’s red flag laws, lift a bump stock ban lower the age for firearm purchases to 18-to-20-year-olds.
Forecasters from the National Weather Service office in Mobile, Alabama, say that tropical moisture from the western Gulf could bring up to four inches of rain and flooding over the next three days.
A proposed constitutional amendment expanding Florida’s homestead property tax exemption could leave nearly all of the homesteaded property owners in Milton exempt from city property taxes within two years.
The City of Milton will mark Independence Day and the nation’s 250th birthday with Riverfest 2026, a free family event set for Saturday, July 4, at Jernigan’s Landing and Downtown Milton.
Milton Chief Financial Officer Curtis Krebs has been placed on paid administrative leave as the city reviews concerns that surfaced during its annual audit, City Manager Ed Spears announced June 9 during a regularly scheduled Milton City Council meeting.
