Feb 28, 2017
Coon Hill Cemetery 5K fundraiser scheduled
MILTON — Jay runner Matthew Dobson will coordinate a fundraiser for the preservation and restoration of the Coon Hill cemetery south of Jay.
Coon Hill Day 5K is scheduled for 8 a.m. April 8 at Coon…
Feb 28, 2017
Security forces boat named in honor of Pensacola airman
EGLIN AFB — When the late Senior Airman Nathan Sartain was a toddler, he had two favorite things: airplanes and boats. “He called them both ‘bops,’ ” Sartain’s mother, Janice, said.
Sartain, a Pens…
Feb 24, 2017
County drops downtown Milton as courthouse option
MILTON — Downtown Milton is no longer an option for the county courthouse’s next location.
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 Thursday to exclude the area as a site for a…
Feb 24, 2017
County legalizes Sunday alcohol sales
MILTON — This Sunday, the Tin Cow in Pace will hold “Prohibition is Over in Pace and Milton,” an event that owner Joe Abston said he would host if the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners …
Feb 23, 2017
Gaetz eyes repealing Obamacare, new courthouse
MILTON — Rep. Matt Gaetz focused on education, the county courthouse, repealing the Affordable Care Act and tax reform when he visited the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners’ Thursday me…
Feb 23, 2017
No explosives found at Santa Rosa courthouse
MILTON — Law enforcement officials purportedly found no suspicious objects at the Santa Rosa County Courthouse, which received a bomb threat Thursday morning.
Someone called in the threat around 9:…
Feb 23, 2017
Fish and Wildlife: Closed-area, dog hunting reported
MILTON — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission filed these cases between Feb. 10 and 16 in Santa Rosa County:
HUNTING IN CLOSED AREA
Officer Ramos was on patrol in the Robert’s Po…
Feb 23, 2017
East Milton fourth-grader wins bike
MILTON — East Milton Elementary fourth-grader Mason Thompson won a bicycle with a helmet for perfect attendance the second nine weeks.
The school awards one student with perfect attendance a bike a…
Feb 22, 2017
Last call to register before school tax vote
MILTON — Santa Rosa County registered voters can decide in a March 28 special election whether to extend the current half-cent school infrastructure surtax.
However, they need to hurry. Monday, Feb…
Feb 22, 2017
17th Annual Seagrass Awareness Celebration scheduled
GULF BREEZE — You can learn about seagrass, marine creatures that live in it and how to protect the habitat during the 17th annual Seagrass Awareness Celebration.
The event, free to attend, is 10 a…