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Gun shop owner Chris Smith has hired attorney Anthony Sabatini, a former state representative and 2024 Congressional candidate, to represent him in a lawsuit filed against Smith and his business, Gulf Coast Gun and Outdoors, by Santa Rosa County Commissioner Sam Parker.

Tallahassee, Fla. — [Provided by Florida Department of Health] On December 6, 2023, State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo sent a letter to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert M. Califf and Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Mandy Cohen regarding questions pertaining to the safety assessments and the discovery of billions of DNA fragments per dose of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.

A standing-room only crowd at Milton City Hall made it clear Tuesday how they feel about plans for a regional utilities authority for North Santa Rosa County.

A New Year’s Day service at New Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Bagdad celebrated the 161st anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, but guest speaker Dr. Antjuan Marsh used the occasion to champion spiritual emancipation.

Fellowship Churches of Santa Rosa County has announced plans for its 2024 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day events Saturday, Jan. 13-Monday, Jan. 15.

The Historic Imogene Theatre is beginning a new chapter in its long history in 2024.

Liberty Church bought the 111-year-old building – an iconic landmark in downtown Milton – for $850,000 from the Santa Rosa Historical Society in December.

Residents in North Santa Rosa County want to know what a proposed regional utilities authority could mean to their local service providers — and their monthly rates. They’ll have an opportunity to find out at a community involvement meeting beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, at City Hall, 6738 Dixon Street in Milton.

Jay’s SGA visits Tallahassee

Jay was represented well at a Student Government Association district meeting in Tallahassee last week.

Bills would create water authority, limit fire fees

Florida Sen. Doug Broxson, Gulf Breeze-R, told Santa Rosa County residents that he will sponsor a bill creating an authority to oversee water-related utilities north of the Yellow River and bills to reform how county fire districts are funded.

Fentanyl awareness plan

Milton city staff are working out details of a fentanyl awareness campaign to explain the drug’s dangers.