Apr 8, 2025
City of Milton to Celebrate Arbor Day with Tree Planting at Milton High School
MILTON, Fla. – The City of Milton is proud to continue its longstanding commitment to urban forestry by celebrating Arbor Day with a special tree planting ceremony at Milton High School on April 25, 2025, at 12:30 p.m.
Apr 8, 2025
FPL awards Avalon Middle School $50,000
Avalon Middle School teacher Theresa Yankovoy was one of five teachers in the state of Florida to receive the Florida Power and Light (FPL) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Classroom Makeover Grant for the 2024-2025 school year.
Apr 8, 2025
Habitat for Humanity makes homeownership dreams a reality
Pensacola Habitat for Humanity is building four new homes in Milton. Their mission is to help families find strength, stability and self-reliance through affordable homeownership.
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit that builds homes with affordable mortgages, making the dream of being a homeowner a reality. Through their Homebuyer Program and Community Land Trust, they will be building four new homes in Larriet Lane in Milton that will go to families who would otherwise be unable to afford them.
Apr 7, 2025
Recognizing Donate Life and Telecommunicators
Two proclamations were made at the Board of County Commissioners meeting on April 7. The National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW) and the National Donate Life Month.
Apr 7, 2025
Sports Ability Games offer athletic opportunities to special needs students
Students from 16 schools in Santa Rosa County descended upon Pace High School’s football field for the inaugural north end edition of the Zack Butler Memorial Sports Ability Games Thursday, April 3.
Named for a physical education teacher and coach who lost his battle with cancer in 2022, the Sports Ability Games are designed to expand the field of opportunity for special needs students in athletics.
Apr 4, 2025
The destruction of Mulat Bayou
“At the very beginning of the destruction of Avalon Beach – that’s when they knew,” Arthur Hauck said. “In my opinion they are liable for negligence.”
Apr 4, 2025
Spring Festival of Flowers at Pensacola State College, Milton campus
Friday, April 4, kicked off the three-day Spring Festival of Flowers event at the Pensacola State College Milton Campus.
Apr 4, 2025
919th SOW remembers former Duke Field pioneer, AFRC commander
The 919th Special Operations Wing joins the Air Force Reserve Command community in mourning the passing of a Duke Field pioneer, and a leader whose impact on the Reserve family was both profound and lasting.
Apr 3, 2025
Florida Senate Bill 1118 could result in more homes on farmland
Florida has long faced the difficult task of managing growth and development. Here in Santa Rosa County, more subdivisions seem to pop up every day. Locals have said consistently, “Keep the country, country.” But a newly proposed bill could change that with more housing built on agricultural land.
Apr 2, 2025
Downtown Milton’s fountain dyed teal for Sexual Assault Awareness
On April 2, the City of Milton and Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field united to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAM) by dyeing the City’s downtown fountain teal.