What's Happening in Santa Rosa County
ANNOUNCEMENTS AMERICAN LEGION POST 78 seeks student participants for the American Legion Oratorical Contest. Students in grades nine through 12 may participate as well as 4H, Future Farmers of America and home school. The contest will be 1 p.m. Dec. 3 at Avalon Baptist Church, 4316 Avalon Blvd., Milton. Details: Carl Scheel Jr., 626-7625. UPCOMING […]
MANNA food drive helps provide 52,000 meals
MILTON — MANNA Food Pantries has concluded its 9th annual Fill the Mayflower food drive.
This year, Fill the Mayflower will help provide over 52,000 meals to the hungry. The food will be distribute…
Santa Rosa maintains flood insurance rating
MILTON — The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration have determined Santa Rosa County will remain a Community Ra…
City eyes after-school program
MILTON — Milton City Council members have voted in favor of allowing Camp Fire, a nonprofit youth development organization, to use the community’s portable facilities. The next goal is to start an af…
Going solo
PACE — Voters passed the Pace Fire Rescue District referendum. Now, actually establishing the special legislative district should take 18 to 24 months.
Of 18,208 Pace voters, 68.93 percent wanted a…
Milton church schedules caregiver seminar
MILTON — West Florida caregivers can learn more about resources available to them during a free seminar.
The seminar — available 9-11 a.m. or noon to 2 p.m. — will be held Sunday, Nov. 27 at St. Ro…
Santa Rosa County's Thanksgiving closures
MILTON — These Santa Rosa County offices will be closed Nov. 24 and Nov. 25 for the Thanksgiving holiday. All offices will reopen Nov. 28.
Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners, includin…
Honor Society inducts 11 Santa Rosa County college students
BATON ROUGE — These Santa Rosa County residents were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society:
Kristyn Suelflow of Gu…
Milton teacher awarded $2,500 educational grant
MILTON — East Milton Elementary teacher Caroline Trussell has been awarded a $2,500 educational grant as part of Farmers Insurance’s Thank America’s Teachers program.
Trussell’s grant will go towar…
Santa Rosa County arrests: Nov. 19-21
MILTON — The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office provided these felony arrest reports for Nov. 19-21.
Defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Joseph Anthony Coker , 46, Sa…














