Apr 12, 2017
Sheriff: deputies need higher pay
PACE — Pace Rotary’s April 11 meeting featured Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson, who discussed, among other things, officer salaries and the Local Option Sales Tax.
While Santa Rosa County s…
Apr 12, 2017
Congressional art competition to feature local students' works
PENSACOLA — More than a hundred Northwest Florida high school students will showcase their artwork at the Pensacola Museum of Art.
Each spring, members of the U.S. House of Representatives sponsor …
Apr 12, 2017
Milton Rotary hears from Santa Rosa Kids' House
MILTON — Santa Rosa Kids' House Executive Director Keith Ann Campbell recently spoke at a Milton Rotary Club meeting.
The Kids House is a Child Advocacy Center that has been serving children of mal…
Apr 12, 2017
Pink Pirates donate $13,300 to mammogram fund
PENSACOLA — The Pink Pirates of Navarre presented a $13,300 check to the Baptist Health Care Foundation’s Mammogram Fund. The fund helps provide mammograms to qualified women who are financially unab…
Apr 12, 2017
Guy Thompson activities include senior dance
MILTON — The Milton Parks Department will host a Senior Dance from 6-9 p.m. April 22 at the Guy Thompson Community Center, 5629 Byrom St., among its weekly activities.
The dance will feature the mu…
Apr 12, 2017
Santa Rosa Education Foundation sets grilling competition
GULF BREEZE — The Santa Rosa Education Foundation’s Grillin’ in the Breeze is set 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 22 at Shoreline Park in Gulf Breeze.
Smoked salmon, grilled pineapple, sausage, s…
Apr 12, 2017
Milton shooting suspect sentenced
MILTON — Circuit Judge John Simon sentenced Tahj Halique Jones to 50 years in state prison as a mandatory minimum under the 10-20-Life Statute, according to State Attorney Bill Eddins.
A Santa Rosa…
Apr 12, 2017
Gulf Breeze man pleads guilty on child pornography charge
PENSACOLA — Thomas E. Matassa, 24, of Gulf Breeze, pled guilty to receipt of child pornography, according to Christopher P. Canova, United States attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
In F…
Apr 11, 2017
County to seek courthouse land donation
MILTON — Santa Rosa commissioners during their 9 a.m. Thursday meeting may have guidelines available for those interested in donating land for a new judicial center.
A lengthy discussion Monday res…
Apr 11, 2017
Catching up with: DeQuan Cowell
MILTON — Ronald Cowell’s son, DeQuan, is a University of South Alabama senior who will be inducted April 19 into the Criminal Justice National Honor Society.
DeQuan is one of three finalists for a …