Supervisor of elections ponders retirement, new voting techniques
Imagine a scenario in which perhaps six voting precincts serve the county’s voting public with people voting at whichever one they choose, and with four or five days to do it. Or maybe there are no p…
Sanders Street to see an upgrade
Armed with a $2.5 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the city of Milton is advancing full speed ahead to address a long-standing problem area on and around Sanders Street. T…
Rednecks on Parade
Saturday the Chumuckla Athletic Association hosted its annual Chumuckla Redneck Parade with thousands in attendance. The parade started at the old Cotton Gin and ended at the end of Salter Rd. For mo…
Some disturbed by lack of respect on Pearl Harbor Day
Friday afternoon the Santa Rosa Press Gazette received calls concerning the flag at the Milton Post Office flying like any other day.
Apparently the person who put the flag out forgot Friday was t…
A bear of a problem
Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties appear to have a bear of a problem with almost 600 registered complaints with the FWC.
Recently, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) euthan…
Juvenile facility subject of several complaints
The Milton Girls Juvenile Residential Facility has garnered a great deal of attention since an Aug. 9 incident between a client an employee, Shannon Linn Abbott, 33, of Milton.
Now more informatio…
Milton juvenile facility worker charged
A worker at the Milton Girls Juvenile Residential Facility was arrested on Tuesday of this week and charged with battery of a client.
Shannon Linn Abbott, 33, of Milton, was arrested on the batter…
Santa to fly in at Peter Prince Airport
Saturday Santa will pay a quick visit to the Peter Prince Airport from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. for the second annual Santa Fly-In.
All proceeds from this event will benefit the Santa Rosa Kids House and …
News Briefs – Dec. 12, 2012
City of Milton meetings
Milton's parks and recreation committee will meet Jan. 2 at 9 a.m. in Conference Room B at Milton City Hall.
Milton's city council will meet in executive session Jan. 7 …














