Apr 26, 2022
NAS Whiting Field off-base housing sewage leak
On April 25 at 8 a.m., a sewer main line near the Navy’s Whiting Pines housing community backed up and spilled into a city storm water ditch. As a result, the sewage flowed into a creek north of Berryhill Road. The NAS Whiting Field Public Works Department is evaluating the situation and cleanup has been initiated.
Apr 20, 2022
New gun range and self-defense training business coming to Milton
The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees citizens the right to keep and bear arms, was created largely to guarantee Americans can defend themselves.
It’s that principle, the right to self-defense, that inspired a new business opening in Milton as soon as next month.
Apr 20, 2022
Santa Rosa County Auditorium hosts Olympic gold medalist
Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills discussed his trials and triumphs in Milton, April 9, 2022.
The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County hosted the event, an “evening of inspiration” with the only American to win the 10,000-meter race.
Apr 15, 2022
Residents invited to hear Santa Rosa County Quality of Life Survey results
Is Santa Rosa County a good place to live? Is it headed in the right direction? What are its strengths, and what are its challenges?
Apr 14, 2022
Easter community events and services in the Milton/Pace area
Looking for a place to celebrate Easter in north Santa Rosa County? Here are the times of the upcoming Easter week services in the Milton/Pace area.
Apr 13, 2022
Councilmembers pick committee assignments
Making individual councilmembers responsible for specific areas of city business will improve efficiency and responsiveness, Councilman Vernon Compton told the Milton City Council at its Executive Committee meeting Monday.
Apr 13, 2022
Livestock officer charged with killing stray mule
Justice is being served for the stray mule that was shot and killed on Tuesday, April 12. Philip Alan Hayes has been charged with felony for torturing or inflicting pain, serious injury, or death on an animal, as well as a misdemeanor for the inhumane slaughter of livestock. Hayes turned himself in to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office around 10 p.m. on Monday, April 18, almost a week after the incident on Deaton Bridge Road in Milton. Hayes was released just after midnight.
Apr 12, 2022
Certified burner to blame for wildfire
A controlled burn turned into a wildfire on Friday, April 8, 2022. Firefighters with the Florida Forest Service’s Blackwater Forestry Center, in addition to other departments, fought a wildfire near Dickerson City Road at Garcon Point in Santa Rosa County beginning early on Friday afternoon.
Apr 6, 2022
Property Appraiser’s Office uses analytics to highlight tax exemption opportunities for homeowners
When it comes to property taxes, most people pay between November and March and are considered delinquent April 1. The Santa Rosa County Property Appraiser’s Office wants to make the bill a little lighter for those who qualify.



