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Oct 30, 2023

Milton council to rename chambers to honor Al Brewton

Milton’s city council and its various appointed boards will soon meet in the Al Brewton Chamber at City Hall. The council at its Oct. 19 agenda workshop unanimously approved renaming the City Council Chamber to memorialize the longtime advocate and activist, who died Aug. 16 at 76.
Oct 30, 2023

Florida financial assistance available to agricultural producers

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Florida announced fiscal year (FY) 2024 (October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2024) federal assistance opportunities for agricultural producers, including through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP).
Oct 30, 2023

Jason Vance moves outside Milton, vacates council seat

Jason Vance was expected to attend his last meeting as a member of the City of Milton Council on Monday, Oct. 30.

Vance told the Press Gazette last week that he has reached an agreement to sell his home in Ward 4 and will be moving outside the city limits. He said he would make a formal announcement at the council’s Oct. 30 executive committee meeting.

Oct 30, 2023

Smith considers defamation suit against builder Henry

Santa Rosa County Commissioner Kerry Smith is expected to file a defamation lawsuit against local builder Edwin Henry after learning Henry bankrolled a campaign mailer in 2022 claiming Smith had been convicted of domestic violence “several” times.

“Yes, I want to go after him,” Smith told Navarre Press on Thursday, Oct. 19. “I know Edwin Henry; he knows me. He knew this wasn’t true.”

Oct 28, 2023

Butterflies move into their new home at the Panhandle Butterfly House

The Panhandle Butterfly House and Nature Center celebrated the grand opening of its new butterfly vivarium Saturday during its Third Annual Monarch Madness event.
Oct 27, 2023

County adds noncompliance penalties to Lifeguard Ambulance pact

The Santa Rosa County Commission last week voted to change how it tracks Lifeguard Ambulance Service’s contract compliance, going back to a time-on-scene metric but adding fines of up to $20,000 for months that fall below 85 percent compliance.
Oct 26, 2023

The Hershey Creamery Company Distribution Center breaks ground in Santa Rosa County

Santa Rosa County officials joined executives from Hershey’s Ice Cream on Oct. 24 to break ground on the company’s planned 30,000-square-foot distribution center located at the new Northwest Florida Industrial Park @ I-10, just south of the interstate.
Oct 25, 2023

Legislators hear residents’ concerns

Florida Sen. Doug Broxson and Reps. Alex Andrade and Joel Rudman met with Santa Rosa County residents Tuesday at St. Sylvester Catholic Church in Navarre to preview key bills and hear public concerns before the 2024 legislative session.
Oct 24, 2023
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Milton Special Olympian swimmers shine

It was a successful first year for the Special Olympics swim program in Santa Rosa County.

Two athletes, Jezrell Dofita, and Alaina Moraino both placed at the state meet.

Oct 24, 2023
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School district employee health insurance plan for 2024 still undecided

After a nearly seven-hour meeting Oct. 12, the Santa Rosa County School Board is still waiting to approve the health insurance program for district employees. The current plan expires Dec. 31.
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