News Archive

Soon the sounds of shuffling paper, bells, children walking and the scratching of pens and pencils against paper will fill Santa Rosa District Schools’ newest addition, Wallace Lake K-8.

On Friday, July 28, Santa Rosa District Schools cut the ribbon and opened the doors of Wallace Lake K-8 to the public.

In a special meeting of the Milton City Council Tuesday night, Mayor Heather Lindsay called out city attorney and State Representative Alex Andrade for what she called unprofessional communications in 54 pages of emails and text messages between the two.

Santa Rosa County District Schools will hold a ribbon cutting for Wallace Lake K-8 Friday, July 28. The newest school in the district will officially open its doors to students in a few weeks.

The community is invited to attend the ribbon cutting, which will take place at 2 p.m.

A new Dollar General is opening its doors at 7924 Hickory Hammock Road in Milton. The store is expected to open officially sometime next week.

According to Dollar General, the store has approximately 8,500 square feet of selling space. In total, the Dollar General is 10,670 square feet.

The Milton City Council agreed last night to appoint Police Chief Tony Tindell interim city manager in August to replace Randy Jorgenson, who retires Sept. 5, and to hire a “headhunter” to recruit Jorgenson’s replacement.

Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Robert Patrick Jernigan, 53, of Milton, Thursday night in connection with the murder of Stephen Lee Jernigan.

Stephen Lee Jernigan, 70 was found dead at his home in the 1800 block of Schnoor Road north of Chumuckla on Wednesday. The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit is investigating. The Sheriff’s Office in a news release said detectives believe foul play was involved and that the death was not a random act; there is no threat to the general public.
The Press Gazette will report further details as they become available.

Bethany Anderson, the City of Milton’s Public Information Officer, released this short statement from City Manager Randy Jorgenson at 3:45 p.m. Monday: “At this time there is no need for a special meeting and the city is in continued contact with the candidate.”

NAS Whiting Field will commemorate the installation’s 80th anniversary beginning at noon Monday, July 17.

Santa Rosa County District Schools have almost 200 vacancies to fill three weeks before teachers return to the classrooms, but district officials aren’t worried – yet.