Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) is encouraging Floridians to purchase disaster preparedness items during Florida’s second 14-day Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday of 2024 running Aug. 24 through Sept. 6. “The final disaster sales tax holiday for this year’s hurricane season could not come at a better time as we enter the historical peak […]
For nearly 30 years, the Milton Ghost Walk has become an event that people look forward to on the third week of October. However, the walk will not be taking place this year.
Milton City Manager Randy Jorgenson made it clear that this is it. He won’t be coming out of retirement again, no matter who calls from the city of Milton.
Fittingly, during his last city council meeting on Friday, the city gave him his city manager nameplate, so that he’ll have it as a keepsake forever. Or, you know, just in case.
The Exchange Hotel in Downtown Milton’s historic district has sat on the corner of Caroline St. and Elmira St. for over a century. The building, which has seen plenty of notable historical figures pass through its doors over the years, was recently renovated and reopened as an office for Blackwood Financial Group. The financial services […]
Eglin Air Force Base – Approximately 20 96th Test Wing summer interns completed and presented their final projects covering a range of topics from insects, artificial intelligence, drones and chemotherapy on Aug. 2.
Eglin Air Force Base – The inaugural Explosive Ordnance Women’s Leadership Summit was held Aug. 8-10, celebrating 50 years of women in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal career field.
By Marlo Scafe Jason English has been elected Santa Rosa County’s new clerk of court. English received 18,317 votes, or 55% of the vote, compared to his opponent Ginger Pace’s 14,944 votes, or 45% of the vote. Incumbent Donald Spencer did not run for re-election. There are no write-in candidates or democrats in opposition, so there’s […]
The current supervisor of elections for Santa Rosa County, Tappie Villane, will keep her job for another four years after defeating Cindy Hall in the Tuesday, Aug. 20 Republican primary election. Villane received 20,746 votes (62.54% of the total vote) and Hall received 12,424 votes (37.46% of the total vote). There are no write in […]
By Marlo Scafe news@srpressgazette.com Charles Elliott was re-elected to the Santa Rosa County School Board Tuesday night. Elliott defeated challenger Angie Straughn in a non-partisan race for district 4. He received 18,464 votes, or 57% percent of the vote, to Straughn’s 13,962 votes or 43% of the vote. “I’m in a debt of gratitude to […]
