2 traffic changes to expect
CHIPLEY — Drivers will encounter these traffic variations in Santa Rosa County as crews perform construction and maintenance activities.
State Road 87 widening from County Road 184 to north of the …
March ranger programs scheduled
GULF BREEZE — Here is Gulf Islands National Seashore’s March ranger programs schedule. All programs are free to participate in and are subject to change without notification. Advanced Redoubt: Lega…
Flora-Bama Beach Run/Walk set for America’s Warriors
Flora-Bama will present a half-marathon or 5K run/walk to aid surviving families of Special Operations forces from all branches who lost their lives in the line of duty.
The event is Saturday, Marc…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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:…
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…














