Who lets the dogs walk? The answer, at least between 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at Bagdad Mill Site Park, is the Friends of the Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter.
Parents tired of waiting in traffic to drop their children at school need to help school board and county officials find a solution, Santa Rosa County Commissioner Sam Parker said last week.
A federal fugitive is behind bars in Santa Rosa County after an Aug. 24 traffic stop uncovered cocaine and other drugs in the vehicle near Garcon Point Road and Interstate 10.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has, for the third time, asked the City of Milton to answer questions about its application for a permit to dispose of wastewater on a 100-acre parcel in East Milton. The city has until Nov. 8 to respond.
About half of the world’s $200 billion video-gaming market is in the United States, with that share expected to grow 10 percent annually through 2030, according to industry experts. Some game publishers are turning their focus to Bible-based games to offer Christian families an option.
But two Santa Rosa County youth ministers warn parents to be vigilant.
Florida Sen. Doug Broxson said last week that a state audit of Milton could help resolve the turmoil wracking the city the past few years.
“I hate it for them,” Broxson, a Gulf Breeze Republican, said Thursday, Aug. 17, “but it could be a good thing. They’ve been taking a lot of hits lately.”
Residents will have their next – and likely next to last – opportunity to comment on Santa Rosa County’s proposed Land Development Code changes at a Zoning Board meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28.
West Florida Baptist Church will sponsor the Third Annual Coming Clean 5K starting at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, in Riverwalk South on Willing Street in downtown Milton.
The Aug. 22 serving of a search warrant in Milton uncovered approximately 3,500 pills of fentanyl. According to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, 3,500 pills of fentanyl with a street value upwards of $40,000.
Visitation for Alfred “Ubba” Dewey Brewton, who died Wednesday, Aug. 16, will be from 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, at Isaiah Chapel AME Zion Church, 5038 Doctor MLK Jr. Drive. A funeral service will be conducted beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, at First Baptist Church of Milton, 6797 Caroline St., with burial to follow at Milton Keyser Cemetery.
