News Archive

Each year, the Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) identifies top transportation needs—including road improvements, safer intersections, reduced traffic congestion, and expanded mobility options—to help inform funding considerations.

One local Milton resident picked up beekeeping as a hobby, now honeybees live in her backyard and her heart. 

Honeybees are practically in Conni Carnley’s DNA. Her grandfather and aunt both had a history of beekeeping, and she has fond memories of visiting her aunt’s hive in her youth. But it was not until 2014 that she decided to pick up the hobby herself. Now she and her husband, Danny, manage 46 hives.

A Pensacola man suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to a local hospital after a vehicle collision on I-10.

On March 18, Santa Rosa County received its first letter from DOGE. Commissioner Colten Wright said he welcomes a review of the county’s finances. But he also pointed out that other state departments are not persecuted like the county and city boards are.

On March 27, Santa Rosa County presented a check to the cold weather shelter, Ferris Hill Baptist Church, after a successful annual employee chili cookoff event.

The University of Florida, IFAS and Pensacola State College Milton Campus is having its annual Spring Festival of Flowers on April 4, 5 & 6, 2025. Over one-hundred vendors selling plants from natives to ornamentals as well as various craft and food vendors. The event proceeds will be used for student scholarships, student field trips, and student computer lab needs at the University of Florida, IFAS Milton Programs.

On Tuesday, March 25, a woman was hit and seriously injured by a motorcycle in East Milton.

The historic Urquhart House in downtown Milton campus was moved Wednesday, March 26, to its new location as part of the Milton Train Depot complex, saving it from demolition.

On March 24, Santa Rosa County District Schools announced the Defined Learning Contest Winners. The district created a contest, in partnership with Defined Learning, to celebrate the incredible achievements of their talented educators and the inspiring project-based learning happening throughout the district. Submissions were completed throughout the months of January and February from educators around the district. Submissions were reviewed, and winners were determined by Defined Learning based on the project, student impact, and evidence provided. One submission from each grade band (pre-k/elementary, middle, and high) was selected. 

Hurlburt Field – Airmen and senior leaders gathered at a dorm community kitchen for a 90-minute cooking class focused on personal and professional development at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Feb. 11, 2025.

The interactive event featured a hands-on cooking lesson and provided an opportunity for Airmen to engage with experienced leadership in an informal setting, while learning how to prepare a nutritious, cost-effective meal.