Jun 16, 2023
Teens learn forensics with Santa Rosa County 4-H
Have you ever been listening to a true crime podcast and wondered what it would be like to be a part of the crime scene investigation?
Thanks to 4-H, some northwest Florida teens got the opportunity to learn a little about what goes into analyzing crime scenes and evidence. These teens were a part of the 4-H Teen Forensic Day Camp.
Jun 15, 2023
Chronic Wasting Disease claims first Florida deer
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has confirmed that a road-killed 4.5-year-old female white-tailed deer in Holmes County sampled during routine surveillance activities has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). It is the first known case of CWD in Florida, a contagious disease of the brain and central nervous system that is fatal to deer. The first case of CWD in North America was described in mule deer in Colorado in 1967. Florida is the most recent of 31 states to detect the disease, which also has been confirmed in four Canadian provinces, Finland, Norway, Sweden and South Korea.
Jun 14, 2023
Mayor proclaims Juneteenth in Milton
The Fellowship of Churches Santa Rosa County is planning a day of music, food and fun for its first Juneteenth National Independence Day celebration Monday, June 19, on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milton.
Jun 13, 2023
Summer school: Grant helps science teachers learn all about oysters
Tami McConnell, science department head at Navarre High School, smiled broadly as she and colleagues from Escambia, Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties toured the Navarre Beach Marine Science Station last week.
“I’ve found my people!” she exclaimed.
Jun 12, 2023
Churches plan ‘Celebration of Freedom’ on Juneteenth
The Fellowship of Churches Santa Rosa County is planning a day of music, food and fun for its first Juneteenth National Independence Day celebration Monday, June 19, on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milton.
Jun 12, 2023
‘You are the problem, Mr. Calkins’: Commissioner doubles down amid calls for resignation
Residents called for Santa Rosa County Commissioner James Calkins’ resignation last week after comments he made May 25 about the Democratic Party.
Jun 12, 2023
Fellowship of Churches amplifies its members’ ministries
About 30 years ago, several Milton-area churches began worshiping together monthly.
Today, the Fellowship of Churches Santa Rosa County guides a variety of activities designed to inform, empower and serve people.
Jun 12, 2023
‘A perfect collaboration’: Sheep to help manage solar farm’s vegetation
Converting sunshine into clean, low-cost electricity requires modern technology, but Florida Power & Light hopes it’s found an old way to maintain its new solar energy center in East Milton.
“Sometimes, innovation is about trying something new and different,” said J.T. Young, vice president and general manager of Florida Power & Light Northwest Florida, June 7 at FPL’s ceremony commissioning its Blackwater River Solar Energy Center. “Sometimes, it’s about trying something tried and true in new ways.”
Jun 10, 2023
BREAKING: Seven victims in incident at Nikko Japanese Restaurant in Pace
UPDATE AS OF JUNE 12: The Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office public information officer, Jillian Durkin, confirmed this morning that the victims were poisoned by a narcotic and one suspect has been interviewed. More to come as details are released.
Jun 7, 2023
Farrow: Don’t spend city funds for charitable causes
Don’t “do unto others” using taxpayer money, Councilwoman Marilynn Farrow told her colleague’s Monday.