The Milton City Council will hold a special meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday to decide how to proceed while it seeks a replacement for City Manager Scott Collins, who is resigning effective Feb. 23.
The family of a hit and run victim is finally close to getting closure nearly two years after the incident. Jack Crawford died Sept. 27, 2022, following a crash he was involved in the previous day.
The City of Milton and the Three Rivers Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will once again collaborate on a project to remember and honor American veterans.
This will be the fifth year that individualized military tribute banners will be displayed throughout downtown Milton as well as Veterans Memorial Park.
Tampa Bay, Florida – Twenty-four Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 910th Airlift Wing helped facilitate the Department of Defense’s annual Aerial Spray Course in conjunction with the Florida Mosquito Control Association’s fly-in between Jan. 7-12, 2024.
Installing Florida’s largest American flag in Santa Rosa County would display its residents’ patriotism, honor the military and veterans, and attract tourists, County Commissioner James Calkins told his colleagues at two Board of County Commissioners’ meetings last week.
As soon as Milton City Councilman Jeff Snow learned that City Manager Scott Collins had submitted a letter of resignation, he quickly recommended a short-term fix: Appoint retired former City Manager Randy Jorgenson to fill the gap until the council can find a suitable replacement.
Unfortunately, Snow’s knee-jerk reaction was the wrong move in the wrong direction at the wrong time for the wrong person.
The Milton City Council is expected to consider appointing Randy Jorgenson as interim city manager at its regular meeting Tuesday, Feb. 13.
Jorgenson served as city manager from 2018 until his retirement in September 2023. Scott Collins, hired in September to replace Jorgenson, submitted his letter of resignation to Mayor Heather Lindsay and the council by email on Wednesday, Feb. 7.
Hunter Hall grinned when a reporter asked how long he’s been driving tractors.
“Since I could walk,” he said.
Hall, of Brownsdale, is a senior at Central School in Allentown. On Friday, he finished ninth in the Florida FFA Safe Tractor Operation and Maintenance Contest at the Florida State Fairground in Tampa.
