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MILTON — Registered Santa Rosa County voters can participate in a special election March 28 on whether to extend the half-cent school infrastructure surtax.
No early voting is available for this sp…

Editor’s Note: This continues our Celebrate Community series on nonprofit organizations that improve Santa Rosa County residents’ quality of life.
MILTON — The Garden Club of America, since its 191…

SIOUX CENTER, IA — Cody Hanks, a senior from Milton, has announced his intention to attend Dordt College and join the Defender football program.
Hanks is a 6-foot-tall, 295-pound offensive lineman …

PACE — Meaghan Griffin, a sophomore at Pace High School, has been accepted into the School of the New York Times summer program.
She will spend two weeks living in New York City, learning new skill…

EAST MILTON — East Milton Elementary third-graders, among other Santa Rosa County students, now know this: they are Absolutely Incredible.
A number of students received hand-written letters of enco…

MILTON — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission filed these cases between March 3 and March 9 in Santa Rosa County:  
ROADSIDE NEAR-MISS
Officer Hutchinson was patrolling the Black…

Santa Rosa sheriff's arrests

Majors Home Improvement celebrates 20th anniversary MILTON — Majors Home Improvement is celebrating 20 years in business with a Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony.
The e…

Milton High band to present Crawfish Festival MILTON — The second annual Milton High School Band Crawfish Festival is set 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 8 on the Park Avenue side of MHS’s campus. The event features a Louisiana-style crawfish boil, children's activity area with a blowup slide, Knockerball and vendor booths. Entertainment […]

Santa Rosa Republicans set meeting
NAVARRE — The Republican Club of Santa Rosa County’s next monthly meeting and Dutch treat dinner is set 6:30 p.m. April 4 at The Club at Hidden Creek, 3070 PGA B…