Jay woman dies in traffic accident
JAY — A Jay woman is dead following a Sept. 29 traffic accident.
Katlynn Hobbs, 15, was driving eastbound in a 2007 Chevrolet Colorado with passenger Allison Hobbs on County Road 182 in Jay, accord…
Aggravated assault, vehicle theft among latest arrests
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office provided these felony arrest reports for Sept. 30 to Oct. 3.
Defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Rachel Ann Anderson , 32, Pace, …
Youth football team raises breast cancer awareness
PACE — The Pace Red Mites youth football team is raising money to support breast cancer research and awareness.
For every yard gained on the field throughout October, the boys are accepting pledge…
Q&A: With John Krause, a local private investigator
Since the late 1980's, John Krause remains busy working as a local private investigator and process server. As a PI, Krause handles several types of investigations from workman's compensation fraud t…
Remembering T.R. Jackson High School, before integration
MILTON — The T.R. Jackson Pre-K cubs used to be the T.R. Jackson High School Lions, or the "ferocious Lions," as Julia Jenkins Brown, president of the T.R. Jackson High alumni association, said.
Th…
Curbside recycling pickup returns
MILTON — Residential waste haulers will begin curbside recycling again on Oct. 3 for the unincorporated areas of Santa Rosa County and the town of Jay.
Recyclable items with the greatest impact are…
Burglary, forging public records among Santa Rosa arrests
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office provided these felony arrest reports for Sept. 27-29.
Defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Jacob Allen Bundy , 23, Milton, carryin…
City to raise domestic violence awareness
MILTON — The city of Milton, in conjunction with Naval Air Station Whiting Field, will dye water in the downtown fountain purple at 3 p.m. Oct. 4 to observe Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
" Nea…
Santa Rosa Ranch opens
JAY — Missouri deer farmer Kevin Grace is turning what was once Wells Hunting Preserve into a family attraction. This weekend's grand opening at 4439 Wells Pond Road features a petting zoo with deer…
Pitts takes Undersea Warfighting Development Center's command
MILTON — A Milton native has assumed command of Undersea Warfighting Development Center.
Rear Adm. James Pitts, the son of Jim and Verlensia Pitts, graduated from Milton High School in 1982 and gra…
















