Take precautions for mosquito control after flooding
The pesky buzzing mosquito sound can send some into swiping fits during the summer months in Santa Rosa County. As irritating as the insects can be, they can cause more than annoying bites. With rece…
Over $20 Million in SBA Disaster Loans Approved in Florida; Deadline Approaching for Physical Damage
ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds homeowners, renters, businesses and non-profit organizations in Florida of the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages cause…
Update: Brothers drown by Deaton's Bridge
The bodies of two young men who drowned in an extension of the Blackwater River were recovered by divers from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office overnight.
The brothers, 26-year-old David Flor…
Man arrested for aggravated battery
A Milton man was arrested Sunday and charged with aggravated battery and obstructing justice for hitting his wife and taking her phone after she called 911 the week before. James R. Clingerman, 54, w…
County Commissioner race begins
The first political forum at Holley by the Sea took place Thursday evening. All Santa Rosa County Commissioner candidates attended with the exception of one, Kristopher Daniel Long, (DEM), running fo…
Farmers not sure about fall harvest
This year will be remembered for an abnormal saturation of rain stranding residents within their own homes and warranting a disaster proclamation by President Obama. As volunteers came together to he…
Locals enjoy winemaking from their backyard grapes
Before relocating to Santa Rosa County in 2000 from Houston, Texas Kevin and Elaine Dinwiddie never would have considered themselves winemakers. However, when purchasing their home they acquired a he…
Rebuilding America's sweet medicine
On a farm in Jay lives a U.S. mail carrier whose second business has proven far sweeter than his job. For the last 20 years, Chester Capers has produced honey, starting, he said, with a single colony…
Frugal families share their plan
It has been said that the best things in life are free. In this day they may not always be exactly free but we can find ways to save lots of money. Some Santa Rosa County families are finding both ne…
6 Steps to Homemade Soap
Most people wonder how it could be that making home made soap is cost or time effective. Marianne Hatch, Milton, is a wife and mother of two and has been using her own soap, a handed down family reci…














