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Interim Milton city manager Randy Jorgenson has asked the city council to consider hiring an assistant manager.

“The city is in need of an assistant city manager,” Jorgenson told the council in their workshop meeting last Thursday night. “The workload around here right now is pretty heavy. I will put it on the agenda for consideration if it is desirable to the council.”

A Milton man died after he was struck by a sedan near the corner of Highway 87 N and Sandy Hill Lane in Milton.

Regional economic development professional, Shane Chadwick, who serves as business intelligence and marketing manager with Florida’s Great Northwest, has earned the designation of Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC).

The Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council approved spending $5.5 million on capital projects in the budget year beginning Oct. 1, but installing a giant American flag isn’t on the list.

Jubilee developers are asking to rezone 34 acres on Berryhill Road from AG-RR (rural residential) to TC-1 (town center core) while stressing that the project is not part of its vision for a 2,700-acre planned community northeast of Pace.

In what officials are calling a significant milestone, the City of Milton has been issued a permit for a water reclamation facility.

A Jay man was arrested Wednesday evening, March 27, after he led law enforcement on a chase which ended on Highway 87 N. The incident stemmed from a search warrant being served on the man’s property in connection with a case out of Escambia County. Travis Paul Sterback, 27, is charged with trafficking in synthetic cannabinoids, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, fleeing and eluding at high speed and firing a weapon in public.

Looking for a way to show your support of Florida panther conservation? Florida recently revealed the newly designed Protect the Panther license plate, which is available when renewing your Florida plates or licensing your car in the state for the first time.

About 90 children and parents trekked to northern Santa Rosa County last month to help revive a legacy. They gathered at Camp Paquette in the Blackwater River State Forest to participate in the first Children’s Missions Outdoor Fun Day, an event meant to provide healthy, fun activities while teaching children about Christian missionary work.

Col. Allison Black was looking to be part of something meaningful when she joined the military out of high school.

She never thought her time serving her country would last three decades.