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MILTON — Santa Rosa County’s second annual Day of Service takes place this Saturday, but so far volunteer numbers are falling short of last year’s, according to coordinator Daniel Hahn with the Santa…

EAST MILTON — “I haven’t seen two food distributions after a mild winter fill up so fast,” United Way of Santa Rosa Major Gifts Manager Kyle Holley said.

The first was an April 14 One Love distrib…

Voters in 2018 will have the chance to pass an increased homestead tax exemption of $25,000 now that the bill to do so has passed both the Florida House of Representatives and the Senate. City and co…

MILTON— Monday’s Milton Executive Committee meeting ended with a discussion between council members that sparked disagreement.
Approximately 70 minutes into the meeting, Councilman Jeff Snow starte…

Editor’s Note: This continues our Celebrate Community series on nonprofit organizations that improve Santa Rosa County residents’ quality of life.
MILTON — The website www.justserve.org provides a …

MILTON — Increasingly, local residents are recycling prohibited materials.
According to George Rials, Milton’s public works director, residents are putting everything from lumber to concrete blocks…

Editor’s Note: This continues our series on health and socioeconomic issues affecting Santa Rosa County.
 
Based on social and economic factors, Santa Rosa ranks second in Florida out of 67 count…

MILTON — Upcoming Santa Rosa County events and activities are as follows.  MILTON HIGH SCHOOL’S CLASS OF 1998 seeks classmates for whom they have no contact information. Email the committee at miltonfl_1998@outlook.com or contact Rachel (Willis) Hamm, 982-5773, to help. THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS’ GENEALOGY WORKSHOP: 10 a.m. to noon April […]

PENSACOLA — The Florida Small Business Development Center at University of West Florida Government Contracting Services will offer a workshop titled “How to do Business with Santa Rosa County.”
The…

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