Sep 9, 2013
Gulf Breeze school bus driver cited in crash
A 39-year-old bus driver from Gulf Breeze was cited after causing a two-vehicle wreck Monday morning on State Road 189 at Lewis St.
Jody Schofield was driving a 1991 International school bus when …
Sep 9, 2013
County seeks property tax hike to provide raises
Despite vocal opposition during a public hearing, the Board of County Commissioners voted last night in a 3-2 decision to continue discussion of raising property taxes to provide a raise for county e…
Sep 9, 2013
Santa Rosa Art Association creates artwork journals
At their August meeting members of the Santa Rosa Art Association, Inc. brought standard black hard cover composition books and decorated them with various types of artwork – pictures, cloth, ribbon…
Sep 9, 2013
Farm production suffers from excessive rainfall
Rain is a good thing, but local farmers are facing the effects of having too much rain, causing problems that might limit production after a record-setting year, due to disease and other complication…
Sep 5, 2013
Sheriff's SWAT stand-off on Appaloosa Ave Milton ends peacefully: 2 arrested
3:03 p.m. UPDATE: Two in custody, one male, one female – warrant was on male subject, per report Jason Jandura, on scene.
2:50 p.m. SWAT is outside a home on Appaloosa Ave in North Milton, near Sk…
Sep 5, 2013
FINAL UPDATE w/photos: Joshua Randall Mauldin, 28, arrested in SWAT stand-off
Santa Rosa Sheriff's SWAT members were involved in a stand-off on Appaloosa Ave., in north Milton today, just off Stewart St. Officials reported the standoff lasted about three hours.
It ended jus…
Sep 4, 2013
WATER QUALITY ADVISORY ISSUED FOR CARPENTER'S PARK IN MILTON
Milton, FL – The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County has issued a water quality advisory for Carpenter's Park on Munson Highway in Milton. Residents are advised to avoid water related …
Sep 2, 2013
Sheriff's Office investigating East Milton death
Santa Rosa Sheriff's Officials say a body was discovered inside an East Milton home, behind the Tom Thumb at Ward Basin Rd. and Hwy. 90 Friday night after neighbors reported an unusual odor.
At …
Aug 30, 2013
Construction activities suspended for Labor Day weekend
To promote safety and reduce congestion over the Labor Day weekend, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is suspending road construction activities on all major roads in Northwest Florida.…
Aug 30, 2013
Woman faces life in prison for burglarizing ex's house to tase him
A 31-year-old woman who broke into her ex-husband's home in Pace last year, waiting until he arrived home from work to attack him with a taser and a pellet gun, was convicted guilty by a Santa Rosa C…