Jan 17, 2014
Big day of prescribed burning in Blackwater District
Milton, FL – Residents of Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties can expect to see a good deal of smoke today and possibly through the weekend as the weather is prime for prescribed burning. As o…
Jan 17, 2014
Jay pump failure spills oil into creek
A pump failure due to freezing temperatures last week caused 126 gallons of crude oil and water mix to release from a holding pit in Jay Thursday morning at the Quantum Resources Management Gas Plant…
Jan 14, 2014
Smash and grab thefts shocks patrons in Milton
A woman goes into a gym but doesn't want to bring her purse because she doesn't have a locker or can't keep it within eye view. She takes off her jewelry and places it in the safest place she knows,…
Jan 14, 2014
Lesson to parents – man charged with 10 cts sexual battery on child under 10
On Tuesday Kent W. Edwards was charged with 10 counts of sexual assault/battery with a victim under 10 years of age and 5 counts of lewd lascivious behavior with a victim less than 16 years of age in…
Jan 13, 2014
Woman found dead in FBC parking lot in Milton
A woman was found dead in her car in front of First Baptist Church in Milton early on Monday morning reports say. The white Hyundai was parked in the southwest parking lot of the church and the engi…
Jan 7, 2014
Panhandle Community Theatre presents Crimes of the Heart
Synopsis: This show is the true essence of comedy/tragedy. It is the story of three sisters: Meg, Babe and Lenny McGrath, who reunite at the home of their granddaddy in Mississippi after Babe shoots…
Jan 7, 2014
MPD report: Hungry man burglarizes business, then apologizes to owner
A man who says he was hungry asked to apologize after he broke a window and took a laptop, according to police reports.
Robert Victor Cheatham was arrested on Tuesday after breaking a window and t…
Jan 7, 2014
Recycling or trash?
Good intentions to help save the Earth are being greeted with a pile-up of recycling in Santa Rosa County.
Throughout the holidays with the giving and receiving of gifts, an accumulation of waste …
Jan 7, 2014
Gulf Breeze High reels from two deaths
GULF BREEZE — A small memorial at the flag pole in front of Gulf Breeze High School reminds the community of the twin tragedies Christmas Eve.
The names of two people are written in chalk on the g…
Jan 7, 2014
GBPD: Milton man fights all the way to jail
A Milton man arrested in Gulf Breeze is accused of fighting with officers all the way to jail, injuring two and continuing to be combative even after he was incarcerated, according to reports.
Jus…