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Dan Stewart, the attorney representing Philip Hayes, released the following phone call on May 2. Hayes has been charged with torturing or inflicting pain, serious physical injury or death on an animal, as well as the inhuman slaughter of livestock for an incident on April 12 involving the death of a mule on Deaton Bridge Road in Milton. The phone call is one made by Hayes to the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office requesting guidance on what to do with the mule. The SRSO released a statement saying Hayes was never cleared to shoot the animal.

SNS Realty is moving ahead with the development of commercial and residential property at the Moors Golf and Racquet Club.

The Board of County Commissioners heard a request to develop an RV park. The hearing came during the Special Rezoning Meeting that occurred on Thursday, April 28. Ultimately, the board voted to table the decision until more information can be received.

On April 30, 2017, Anna Louise Brown was murdered while out for a run on a beautiful Sunday. Since her death, lawyer Autumn Beck Blackledge has had the privilege of representing her family in various ways and to communicate with the public on their behalf.

The Board of County Commissioners held a 5-0 vote to approve a memorandum of agreement (MOA) between Santa Rosa County and the city of Milton. The vote occurred at their regular meeting on the morning of Thursday, April 28. They moved the matter to the regular agenda of April 28 after also discussing the matter at the April 25 commission meeting. On Thursday, five members of the community expressed their opinion on the matter—every one of them was against approval of the MOA.

Inflation and continued supply-chain problems are forcing prices up for many goods and services, including the cost of fireworks for the upcoming Riverfest 2022 Fourth of July celebration.

On April 25 at 8 a.m., a sewer main line near the Navy’s Whiting Pines housing community backed up and spilled into a city storm water ditch. As a result, the sewage flowed into a creek north of Berryhill Road. The NAS Whiting Field Public Works Department is evaluating the situation and cleanup has been initiated.

The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees citizens the right to keep and bear arms, was created largely to guarantee Americans can defend themselves.

It’s that principle, the right to self-defense, that inspired a new business opening in Milton as soon as next month.

Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills discussed his trials and triumphs in Milton, April 9, 2022.

The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County hosted the event, an “evening of inspiration” with the only American to win the 10,000-meter race.

Is Santa Rosa County a good place to live? Is it headed in the right direction? What are its strengths, and what are its challenges?