Local soldier Col. Roger D. Cotton retires
Colonel Roger D. Cotton was commissioned as an infantry officer upon graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986 and retired from the Army in April of this year as Colone…
Sunnier Pines under new management
Sunnier Pines is now Hidden Lake Resort; new name, new management, and same great place. The new management is very excited about the change to a growing resort where over 400 people have visited du…
Milton taskforce position paper regarding downtown courthouse site
Recently, the Santa Rosa Press Gazette received the position paper put together by the taskforce the Milton City Council created to investigate building the new courthouse where the current one is. H…
NASWF Public Works Department restores deteriorating hangar bays
Naval Air Station Whiting Field Public Works Department turned over the final hangar bay to the Chief of Naval Air Training last month. This act marked the completion of the multi-year hangar restora…
Pressure builds over courthouse location
Attendees to Monday’s Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners meeting included Mayor Guy Thompson and other Milton city council representatives, Matthew Hargraves and Brad Johnson from Johnso…
Wounded vets to be recognized August
August is Purple Heart Month. Saturday, meeting at West Milton Church of Christ, veterans, mostly from the Vietnam War and all wounded, worked to help other veterans as part of an organization called…
Arkansas man charged with lewd/lascivious
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office arrested Marc Matthew Starnes, 43, Mountain View, AR Saturday for lewd/lascivious behavior of a molestation of a victim less than 12 years of age by an offender 18 …
McMonigle named CNATRA Reserve Flight Instructor of the Year at NASWF
A Naval Air Station Whiting Field Reserve Instructor Pilot was recently recognized with a prestigious flight instructor award presented by the Chief of Naval Air Training. The CNATRA Reserve Flight I…
Wrestling for a cause
The 2nd Annual Brad Armstrong Memorial competition Saturday at the Milton Community Center featured athletes from all over the country and beyond. Performers include WWE star and Brads brother Roaddo…
More logs on Berryhill Road
Monday morning another log truck rolled at the corner of Dogwood Drive and Berryhill Road. City of Milton Fire Chief John Reble said this incident is identical to another log truck accident in 2011 a…














