Sep 20, 2013
County pays $125,000 to settle accident case
The Board of County Commissioners chose to settle a dispute through mediation regarding a vehicle versus bicycle accident involving a county vehicle.
Santa Rosa County opted to settle an accident …
Sep 20, 2013
City stomps out cigarettes, goes smoke free
In an ongoing effort to address rising health care costs, the City of Milton is hitting tobacco users where it hurts—not in the lungs, but in the pocketbook.
Starting Oct. 1, Milton City is offi…
Sep 20, 2013
2013 Chumuckla School Reunion
The 2013 Chumuckla School Reunion is set for September 28. The reunion will be at the Living Truth Church-formally known as the Farmer's Opry, located at 8897 Byrom Campbell Road-Pace. The reunion i…
Sep 20, 2013
VA’s new call center aims to improve response times
The Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System announces the operation of its call center.
The call center will operate from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. …
Sep 20, 2013
Woman charged in DUI with minor in car
An attempt to drive home ended with the arrest of an East Milton woman when she allegedly failed to stop for deputies last week, driving erratically and under the influence with a minor in the vehicl…
Sep 18, 2013
Chumuckla School Reunion Planned Sept. 28
The 2013 Chumuckla School Reunion is set for September 28, every 4th Saturday in September. The reunion will be at the Living Truth Church, formally known as the Farmer's Opry, located at 8897 Byrom …
Sep 18, 2013
Man with Santa Rosa ties charged in quadruple homicide in Tennessee
A 26-year-old man with ties to Santa Rosa County was charged Friday in the shooting deaths of a woman and three teenagers in Tennessee.
Jacob Allen Bennett, 26, was arrested on a parole violation …
Sep 18, 2013
Florida Panhandle Regents Council – DAR
The Florida Panhandle Regents Council meeting was held August 24, at McLain’s Restaurant in Defuniak Springs, FL. The Council includes the nine Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Chapters fro…
Sep 18, 2013
UPDATED: Kelly arrested for DUI manslaughter in death of Susan Hartfelder
Travis Alan Kelly had Tetrahydrocannabino (THC) in his system, the active chemical in marijuana, when he drove a semi head-on into the SUV of Susan Ann Hartfelder in August. That's the word from the …
Sep 18, 2013
Three arrested after hiding sex offender
Four people ended up in jail last week after helping to hide a man described as “violent and dangerous” from law enforcement.
Timothy Jordan, 41, was wanted by the Escambia Sheriff’s Office for vi…