A standing-room only crowd at Milton City Hall made it clear Tuesday how they feel about plans for a regional utilities authority for North Santa Rosa County.
A New Year’s Day service at New Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Bagdad celebrated the 161st anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, but guest speaker Dr. Antjuan Marsh used the occasion to champion spiritual emancipation.
The Historic Imogene Theatre is beginning a new chapter in its long history in 2024.
Liberty Church bought the 111-year-old building – an iconic landmark in downtown Milton – for $850,000 from the Santa Rosa Historical Society in December.
Residents in North Santa Rosa County want to know what a proposed regional utilities authority could mean to their local service providers — and their monthly rates. They’ll have an opportunity to find out at a community involvement meeting beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, at City Hall, 6738 Dixon Street in Milton.
Bills would create water authority, limit fire fees
Florida Sen. Doug Broxson, Gulf Breeze-R, told Santa Rosa County residents that he will sponsor a bill creating an authority to oversee water-related utilities north of the Yellow River and bills to reform how county fire districts are funded.
Cook: County to advertise bids for old courthouse
Santa Rosa County staff members were preparing a request for proposals about what to do with the old courthouse in downtown Milton, according to County Administrator DeVann Cook.
Santa Rosa County Commissioner Sam Parker is suing Chris Smith and his business, Gulf Coast Gun & Outdoor LLC, for using and profiting from Parker’s name and likeness without authorization.
