The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has, for the third time, asked the City of Milton to answer questions about its application for a permit to dispose of wastewater on a 100-acre parcel in East Milton. The city has until Nov. 8 to respond.
About half of the world’s $200 billion video-gaming market is in the United States, with that share expected to grow 10 percent annually through 2030, according to industry experts. Some game publishers are turning their focus to Bible-based games to offer Christian families an option.
But two Santa Rosa County youth ministers warn parents to be vigilant.
Florida Sen. Doug Broxson said last week that a state audit of Milton could help resolve the turmoil wracking the city the past few years.
“I hate it for them,” Broxson, a Gulf Breeze Republican, said Thursday, Aug. 17, “but it could be a good thing. They’ve been taking a lot of hits lately.”
Residents will have their next – and likely next to last – opportunity to comment on Santa Rosa County’s proposed Land Development Code changes at a Zoning Board meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28.
West Florida Baptist Church will sponsor the Third Annual Coming Clean 5K starting at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, in Riverwalk South on Willing Street in downtown Milton.
The Aug. 22 serving of a search warrant in Milton uncovered approximately 3,500 pills of fentanyl. According to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, 3,500 pills of fentanyl with a street value upwards of $40,000.
Visitation for Alfred “Ubba” Dewey Brewton, who died Wednesday, Aug. 16, will be from 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, at Isaiah Chapel AME Zion Church, 5038 Doctor MLK Jr. Drive. A funeral service will be conducted beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, at First Baptist Church of Milton, 6797 Caroline St., with burial to follow at Milton Keyser Cemetery.
A major storm event in April 2014 resulted in 24 inches of rain in an eight-hour time frame, causing widespread flooding and many erosion problems on private lands in Santa Rosa County. A major problem that occurred during this storm was the formation of a large gully on the property owned by Jimmy Andajaur and Kari Brock in north-central Santa Rosa County. Overnight, a gully approximately 30 feet deep, 50 feet wide, and over a quarter mile long formed.
Former Santa Rosa County Commissioner Don Salter passed away Sunday morning, August 20, 2023. Salter served District 3 for 20 years before retiring in 2020.
The Coastal Wrestling Federation will honor Van Golston — who wrestled as Van Christopher — at its event Voltage: The Tribute, on Saturday at Santa Rosa County Auditorium.
Tickets are $10. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the program starting at 7 p.m.
