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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
Calendar of Events
Constitution and Coffee The Constitution and Coffee group will meet each Saturday at 7 a.m. at the Coffee Break on Woodbine Rd. in Pace. All are welcome to come and listen or participate in the discu…
Santa Rosa County legislative delegation sets public hearing
Members of Santa Rosa County’s state legislative delegation will hold a public hearing on Jan. 8, from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Santa Rosa County Administrative Complex, 6495 Caroline St., Milton. Public…
Building climate warms up in Santa Rosa County
Overextended mortgages resulting in massive home foreclosures within the last few years, are perhaps the one issue considered most responsible for the national economic downturn experienced both loca…










