Dec 19, 2012
Local children unwrap message of hope
On Monday morning, Linsey Rosen, a United Way volunteer, shuffled through stacks of Barbie dolls, stuffed animals and board games looking for a Monster High Doll — one of the items on a local child’s…
Dec 19, 2012
Virginia firm recalls mortadella because of misbranding and undeclared nut allergen
WASHINGTON – Fiorucci Foods Inc., a South Chesterfield, Va. establishment, is recalling approximately 2,650 pounds of mortadella because the product contains pistachio nuts, a known allergen, that ar…
Dec 19, 2012
Nobles is longest-serving elected city employee
When Milton City Clerk Dewitt Nobles finishes her new four-year term in office, she will have served the citizens of Milton for 42 years. Even the 38 years she has already contributed makes her the l…
Dec 19, 2012
Church Briefs
Tuesday night Bible study – St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church is hosting a bible study every Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. in the St. Joseph’s room for anyone who would like to attend. Addiction help mee…
Dec 19, 2012
Pace High grads produce, direct feature-length horror movie
Two Pace High School graduates are working on a feature length film with the help of 30 friends and $20,000 – shot locally around Santa Rosa and Escambia Counties – and already it’s gained the attent…
Dec 19, 2012
Milton no longer adding fluoride to water
Drinking water furnished by the City of Milton no longer contains fluoride. City officials decided to pull fluoride from drinking water in November as “strictly a cost-saving measure” according Ricky…
Dec 19, 2012
Piecemakers donate quilts
The Piecemakers Quilt Guild of Milton had a busy year in 2011, holding numerous workshops and programs. Thirty members participated in classes on paper piecing, machine and hand appliqué, cloth origa…
Dec 19, 2012
Pace grad leads elite drum line
Pace High School graduate Mike McDonald is the drum captain and center snare drummer of musical percussive ensemble Music City Mystique. This ensemble has been recognized in Winter Guard Internationa…
Dec 18, 2012
Candlelight vigil for Newtown victims to be held Wednesday
Pace Athletic Recreation Association will present a candlelight vigil for the victims at Newtown, Conn., at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, at the PARA Football Complex in Pace. The Rev. Wayne Blocker of …