Sep 16, 2014
Tornado warning lifted for Navarre area
This morning at approximately 11:05 am a funnel cloud was reported near West Navarre Intermediate in Navarre. All of the schools in the Navarre area down to Woodlawn Beach Middle School were placed …
Sep 16, 2014
Nighttime Bridge Inspection over Marquis Bayou in Milton
Drivers on U.S. 90, east of downtown Milton, will encounter alternating lane closures on the Marquis Bayou Bridge, from 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16 to 5 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17. Crews will perform a ro…
Sep 15, 2014
Small found guilty, gets three life sentences
William Eddins, State Attorney for the First Judicial Circuit, announced Thursday, a Santa Rosa County Jury found Paul Frank Small, Jr., 70 years of age, guilty of two counts of Sexual Battery Upon a…
Sep 15, 2014
Southern bypass route no longer an option
During Tuesday’s Milton City Council meeting, the last before the newly elected members’ swearing-in, Mayor Guy Thompson brought a resolution to the council declaring the council’s support for wideni…
Sep 15, 2014
90Works clients show 100 percent stable
The nonprofit organization 90Works boasts a statistic few organizations of any kind can: 100 percent. According to Cate Jordan, executive director of 90Works, the nonprofit organization boasts a 100 …
Sep 15, 2014
Bus drivers to school board: “We cannot promise labor peace”
Members of Teamsters Local 991 held a practice protest Thursday morning at the Santa Rosa County School District’s Professional Development Center. The chapter’s business agent, Lavon Lindsey, said “…
Sep 12, 2014
Escambia County Jail explosion presented to Grand Jury
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced Monday the Office of the State Attorney has completed its review of the facts and circumstances leading up to and immediately following the explosion at the Escam…
Sep 12, 2014
Man allegedly forges check from elderly
A Navarre man was arrested Friday, said Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office. Christen Ferril Maddox, 23, was charged for crimes against person-exploitation of elderly less than $20,000, 4 counts of larceny, …
Sep 12, 2014
First house to open this week for new transitional housing program
UPDATE:
According to Dr. Karen Barber, director of federal programs with the SRC school district, One Family, One Year, One Home will open their first transitional house for a family who is homele…