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Oct 18, 2024
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Air Force Recruiting Service celebrates meeting goal with bell-ringing ceremony

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas —  The Air Force Recruiting Service reached a significant milestone as it marked the achievement of its Fiscal Year 2024 recruiting goal with a time-honored bell-ringing ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on Oct. 1.
Oct 18, 2024
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Local restaurant and bar closes after 22 years

A longtime Milton restaurant has closed its doors.
Oct 17, 2024
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Military board substantiates misconduct but declines to fire Marine who adopted Afghan orphan

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — A U.S. Marine whose adoption of an Afghan war orphan has spurred a yearslong legal battle and raised alarms at the highest levels of government will remain on active duty.
Oct 17, 2024

Voters to decide on one-cent sales tax

While the focus in November will be on the presidential election and other races on the ballot, voters in Santa Rosa County will also have an important decision to make regarding a one-cent sales tax.
Oct 16, 2024

Discount retail store closing all of its locations

Dirt Cheap is closing all of its locations, including two in Pensacola.
Oct 16, 2024

Santa Rosa Co. Schools confirms investigation into ‘possible financial improprieties’

Santa Rosa County District Schools confirmed on Oct. 16 that an investigation is ongoing regarding possible financial improprieties within the school district.
Oct 16, 2024

Eight from Milton, Pace arrested as part of multi-year, multi-agency drug bust

Eight men from Milton and Pace were arrested in a multi-year and multi-agency drug bust in Santa Rosa County.
Oct 16, 2024
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46th Test Squadron celebrates 30 years

The 46th Test Squadron celebrated their 30th anniversary Oct. 1 with a small-time capsule ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base.
Oct 16, 2024

Is Florida’s 2024 hurricane season worst yet?

In a span of 12 days, Florida has been hit by two major hurricanes. And this season, it is the third hurricane to ravage the state. Yet, this is not the worst season Florida has seen.

On Sept. 26, Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 in near Perry, Florida, with winds reaching 140 mph. It is ranked as one of the most powerful to hit the state.

Oct 15, 2024

Santa Rosa County Commissioners take a stance on abortion amendment

On Oct. 7, the Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution against the abortion amendment that will be on Florida ballots in November.

Commissioner James Calkins added the resolution against Amendment 4 to the meeting agenda, and it was passed unanimously. Several other Florida counties have taken a similar stance.

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