Dec 2, 2025
Three former NWFL landscapers to be deported following convictions
Three former Emerald Coast Lawns employees were recently on trial for possession and use of fraudulent employment documents. Two of the men also pleaded guilty to illegal reentry by a removed alien.
Dec 2, 2025
Milton man dies in fatal car crash
Shortly before 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning, Dec. 2, an accident occurred on SR-87 N and Coldwater Church Road.
Dec 1, 2025
NWFL state representative proposes bill to bring more transparency to judicial system
Florida State Representative Nathan Boyles, who represents District 3 in the State House, has introduced a bill to bring greater transparency to Florida’s judicial system.
Dec 1, 2025
Central Landfill to raise tipping fees in 2026
Effective Jan. 1, 2026, the Santa Rosa County Central Landfill’s Tipping Fees will increase as provided in the rate resolution passed by the Santa Rosa County Board of County
Commissioners on Feb. 9, 2023.
Nov 26, 2025
Cold weather shelter opening Nov. 27
The cold weather shelter for the homeless and/or heatless will also be open the night of Thursday, Nov. 27 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton.
Nov 26, 2025
Imposter disseminates fake city documents
In October, the City of Pensacola legitimately applied for a Triumph Gulf Coast grant. The request of $86 million, if approved, would go toward funding something the city calls “Project Maeve.”
Nov 26, 2025
UF/IFAS extension holds year 15 of farm to city food distribution
University of Florida’s IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center held their fifteenth annual Farm to City Food Distribution on Nov. 25 at the Clyde L. Gracey Community Center in Milton, handing out turkeys, greens and other Thanksgiving food items to 500 families in Santa Rosa County.
Nov 26, 2025
Milton completes sprayfield review, seeks bids for land clearing
At a special meeting of the Milton City Council on Nov. 20, council members voted unanimously on four different items to move forward with the sprayfield for the city’s wastewater treatment plant.
Nov 25, 2025
MPD make arrest after Lucille Johnson Park shooting
On November 24, at around 4:30 p.m., the Milton Police Department responded to a report of multiple gunshots fired around Lucille Johnson Park on Mary Street.
Nov 24, 2025
Bell Lane to experience lane closures Tuesday, Nov. 25
A portion of Bell Lane will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 25.



