Four boaters rescued after boat overturns near Navarre Beach
According to a press release from the Santa Rosa County Public Information Office, four boaters were rescued in the joint efforts of local first-responders and United States Coast Guard after their c…
'Arc' in Santa Rosa spreads awareness through Blueberry Bash (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
The Arc of the Emerald Coast invited area residents and their families to their Milton facility Saturday for their sixth annual ‘Blueberry Bash.Â’ The organization, formerly known as Horizons, is de…
SRSO: Pace man lived with mother’s corpse
A Pace man was arrested last week for failing to report a death and larceny. According to reports, Michael Sticken, 60, did not report the death of his mother who lay decomposing in the living room f…
Milton Fire Chief cautions in handling fireworks, sparklers
With the Fourth of July weekend approaching, John Reble of the City of Milton Fire Department cautions residents on using fireworks, which are not permitted for sale in the State of Florida. Reble sa…
Sheriff’s Office: Two stolen vehicles reported in Navarre
Deputies with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office are looking for assistance in locating two vehicles which were reported stolen in Navarre last night. One of the vehicles contained a firearm, a s…
County schools to receive additional $8 million from state budget
The Santa Rosa County School District will see a 4.7 percent increase in state funding which will give the district more than $8 million in the recently approved state budget. Superintendent Tim Wyro…
Late Santa Rosa County Farmer inducted into SWCD Hall of Fame
John Lewis Jones (07/04/1931 -08/27/2014) was inducted into the Blackwater Soil and Water Conservation District’s “Hall of Fame” this year in recognition of his many conservation efforts within the l…
Milton High graduate awarded scholarship from Ascend
Katie Noble of Chumuckla has been awarded a $2,000 scholarship from the Ascend Cares Foundation.
Noble, 18, graduated from Milton High School and will use the money to study special education…















