Feb 1, 2013
2 dead, one critical after 3 weekend motorcycle wrecks
Three motorcycle accidents during the weekend have left two people dead. The most recent happened in Bagdad on Sunday. The Florida Highway Patrol is reporting Thomas Alton Sanders, 57, Bagdad, is in …
Feb 1, 2013
Driver succumbs to injuries
David M. Kicker, 63, Repton, Alabama, has died from injuries incurred in a traffic accident on Jan. 23.
The Florida Highway Patrol announced tonight that Kicker succumbed one week (Jan. 31) after …
Feb 1, 2013
Finding blessings in everything
The name of June Ates has been used a lot lately as the preparations are made for the new covered arena in East Milton. The lifelong Milton resident will have the new Santa Rosa equestrian center nam…
Feb 1, 2013
Local leaders honored at banquet
Several local businesses and individuals were recognized Saturday night at the Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce’s 76th annual Leadership Awards and Installation Banquet, held at Whiting Field’s …
Feb 1, 2013
Spilled concrete blocks traffic
A truck carrying wet cement lost part of its load onto the middle of Sterling Way, just west of Mulat Road about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. The street was closed for about two hours while crews scraped and s…
Jan 30, 2013
Man held on 46 sex crimes
A Milton man is in jail, charged with multiple sex crimes after two young victims came forward. He is also charged with possession of obscene material involving the sexual performance of a child.
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Jan 30, 2013
Special Olympics group to hold 5K Fun Run and Walk
Special Olympics Escambia/Santa Rosa will hold its second annual Mardi Gras 5K Fun Run and Walk at noon on Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Osceola Golf Course in Pensacola. This even will celebrate the Mar…
Jan 30, 2013
Bill proposes oil drilling in Blackwater Forest
On Jan. 22, State Representative Doug Broxton filed a bill that would allow for drilling and mining of oil and gas resources at Blackwater River State Forest.
HB 431 would give the governor’s Boar…