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Santa Rosa County District Schools will crown its first official 3-on-3 basketball champions tonight at Pace High School.

The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners will consider proposed large-scale future land use amendments to almost 900 acres of property in Milton and Pace at its special rezoning meeting Thursday, Dec. 14.

Shari Sebastiao will again represent Ward 4, Seat 1 on the Milton City Council. The council on Tuesday voted 5-2 to appoint her to the position she lost to Jason Vance in the 2022 election. Vance and his family moved outside the city’s limits, vacating the Ward 4, Seat 1 position.

Florida Sen. Doug Broxson is concerned about the City of Milton’s progress – or lack of progress – on its wastewater treatment project.

Tractor Supply Co. is coming to Woodbine Road in Pace. The Santa Rosa County Development Services Department on Nov. 28 approved a site plan for a 21,930-square-foot building to be built on about three acres of an 18.55-acre parcel at 5516 Woodbine Road, south of the intersection of Woodbine with Quintette Road and Chumuckla Highway.

Santa Rosa County District Schools has announced its recognition as an A-rated school district for the 2022-23 school year, according to the recently released Informational Baseline School Grades and District Grades by the Florida Department of Education.

Out of 13 teams representing seven schools, Pace had two teams place in the top four at the Area 16 Brain Brawl at Pine Forest earlier this month.

The Milton City Council is expected to appoint either Kathy Ellis or Shari Sebastiao to fill Ward 4’s Seat 1 vacancy at its regular meeting Tuesday, Dec. 12.
The council interviewed the candidates at their executive committee meeting Monday.

Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. – The 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron embarked on a mission to enhance its operational readiness through a 96-hour bivouac field training exercise at the Tyndall Air Force Base Silver Flag training site, starting Nov. 6, 2023.

Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. – A year after a terrible car accident impacting four Airmen from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Airman 1st Class Matthew Sharp’s journey of recovery is a story of hope and determination.