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
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 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 19, 2012
Firefighters use tree to send a message of holiday fire safety
Each holiday season, 945 people are killed by fire. It adds up to $1.7 billion in damage. That’s a staggering amount of cash, almost impossible for an ordinary citizen to comprehend, and it’s an ala…
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 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 …
Dec 18, 2012
Drive-by shooting suspects turn themselves in
MILTON — Two people wanted in connection with a Sunday morning drive-by shooting have turned themselves in to law enforcement.
Gregory Omar Johnson, 27, and his 24-year-old girlfriend, Barbara Lea…
Dec 17, 2012
Florida, we have a lionfish problem
Let’s talk straight. Lionfish are a challenge. Native to the Indian Ocean and South Pacific, these beautiful yet venomous creatures are spreading through our waters like a bad cold. Within their nati…