Mar 5, 2024
Milton asks agencies to extend grant deadlines
The City of Milton had until March 1 to meet four conditions set by two federal agencies that have committed almost $9 million to the city’s wastewater treatment project. It didn’t.
Mar 5, 2024
Commission OKs underground fuel tanks in wellfield protection zone
Trust the science. That was the message shared by Santa Rosa County commissioners who voted last month to allow underground fuel tanks in the county’s water wellfield protection area.
Mar 5, 2024
Jay teen with eye on Air Force Academy starts nonprofit to support 5K
Ramsey Reaves is a busy teenager. Between running track and field at Jay High School to SGA at Jay High to being involved in his church, the high school junior finds little spare time for much else.
Mar 4, 2024
TPO plans public workshop
The Florida-Alabama Transportation Planning Organization will hold a public workshop beginning at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at the Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce, 4315 Avalon Boulevard in Milton. The TPO will be collecting public input to help update the 2050 Long-Range Transportation Plan.
Mar 2, 2024
Milton awaits verdict on grant status
The City of Milton on Friday responded to two agencies threatening to cancel almost $9 million in federal grants for the city’s wastewater treatment project. All it can do now is wait.
Mar 2, 2024
Cloudy morning can’t dim Reimagine Milton’s cheer
The threat of rain didn’t stop the Reimagine Milton event Saturday morning at Jernigan’s Landing.
Mar 1, 2024
FORE! the food: Golf fundraiser will help pay student meal debt
The Santa Rosa County School Nutrition Association will host its first-ever golf tournament beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at Tanglewood Golf and Country Club in Milton.
Mar 1, 2024
Children’s Missions Outdoor Fun Day planned March 16
Area Royal Ambassadors, Girls in Action and Children in Action groups are invited to participate in a Children’s Missions Outdoor Fun Day from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, March 16, at Camp Paquette in the Blackwater River State Forest. To register and for more information, go to flbaptist.org/events.
Feb 29, 2024
Sheriff: TruNarc narcotics analyzers improve safety, testing accuracy
The dangers of fentanyl have been well documented. According to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), overdoses from opioids like fentanyl are the leading cause of death in adults aged 18 to 45. Northwest Florida’s Medical Examiner’s Office (district one) was named #1 in per capita opioid deaths in the state last year.
Feb 29, 2024
Calkins refuses to recommend medical examiner
Santa Rosa County Commissioner James Calkins said he couldn’t support reappointing Dr. Deanna Oleske as the District 1 medical examiner because of “controversy” she’s been involved with in Escambia County.