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The Jay Office of the Santa Rosa Tax Collector’s Office, 5259 Booker Lane in Jay will be closed until further notice due to the ongoing construction at the Jay Community Center. Milton, Midway and Pace offices are still accepting customers during regular business hours by appointment. There is currently no estimated time of re-opening. Updates will be provided as they are confirmed.

The June 17, 2024 “precautionary boil water notice” is hereby rescinded following repair of the well motor and the satisfactory completion of the bacteriological survey showing that the water is safe to drink.

A child has been transported to a local hospital after being hit by a vehicle Thursday afternoon, Jillian Durkin with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.

Floridians will vote in November on whether or not recreational marijuana should be legalized in the state. Amendment 3 would allow anyone 21 and older to possess up to 3 ounces of marijuana and 5 grams of concentrate marijuana. Currently, a medical marijuana prescription is needed to smoke marijuana in Florida. As of June 14, […]

Mayor Heather Lindsay was back for Tuesday’s Milton City Council meeting, her first in months after she was out on FMLA leave, and it led to some tense moments. Lindsay is currently being sued by the city for not turning over public records.

A unanimous vote from the Milton City Council Tuesday approved annexing three properties on Munson Highway into the city limits, greenlighting a new RV park.

Volunteer Santa Rosa Day is an opportunity to learn about the volunteer organizations that support Santa Rosa County. This year’s event will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 22 at Benny Russell Park, 5417 W Spencer Field Road in Pace. Various organizations will showcase what their organizations do for the Santa Rosa community and be available for demonstrations. Food will be available, as well as activities for kids.

Low pressure has occurred and/or a loss of pressure has been experienced. Therefore, as a precaution, the Bagdad – Garcon Point Water System, Inc. advises that all water used for drinking, cooking, making ice, brushing teeth, or washing dishes be boiled. A rolling boil of one minute is sufficient. As an alternative, bottled water may be used.

The Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners, the city of Milton and NAS Whiting Field signed an intergovernmental agreement on June 13 that will allow the two local governments to provides services to the military.

There was a significant shake-up in Santa Rosa District Schools in June.

At the June 13 school board meeting, the district appointed seven people to new positions at schools throughout the district, including four principals at Holley Navarre Primary School, Avalon Middle School, East Milton Elementary School and Gulf Breeze Elementary School.