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Apr 21, 2023
A new nonprofit group is trying to revive recreational sports at East Milton Park, but it faces overwhelming challenges.

Apr 20, 2023
The House on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill aimed at curbing thefts of catalytic converters from vehicles. The House voted 105-2 to pass the bill (SB 306), which the Senate approved unanimously early this month.

Apr 17, 2023
The unpredictability of nature is a known unknown for most farmers; blueberry growers included. The weather and feathered visitors have set back what seemed at one time to be an early opening for Blue Basket Farms’ “u-pick” blueberry season.

Apr 17, 2023
Santa Rosa County District Schools Student Services Department is hosting a Wellness Expo from 6-7:30 p.m. tonight in the Pace High School gymnasium. The expo will feature local agencies and organizations connecting the community to mental and physical wellness resources.

Apr 16, 2023
A head on collision leaves man and child in serious condition.

Apr 13, 2023
Pete Griffin and Dewayne Vasquez grew up together in Milton. As boys, they built a tree fort from which they hunted guinea hens with pellet guns in a field near their neighborhood. “We never wound up killing any of them, but we tried for months,” Vasquez remembered last week. “We were 8 or 9 years old; we didn’t really know what we were doing, but we kept at it. We knew we were definitely doing something most kids don’t get to do.”

Apr 13, 2023
The Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council agreed last week to fund development of a Native American cultural gallery in Milton. Dan Helms, chief of the Santa Rosa County Band of the Lower Muscogee, described the project and asked for $70,000 from the TDC at its April 6 board meeting. After a brief discussion, the board voted unanimously to provide the whole amount from its reserve funds.

Apr 12, 2023
Local leader Rev. Murray Hamilton Sr. was recognized posthumously with a road designated in his honor during the annual scholarship luncheon held March 25. Former District 3 state Rep. Jayer Williamson unveiled the sign during the event, which will be installed marking the portion of U.S. Highway 90 between Canal and Stewart streets in Santa Rosa County.

Apr 11, 2023
The Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners will hold a day-long public hearing on proposed changes to the LDC from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday, May 8, at the County Administration Building at 6495 Caroline Street in Milton. Staff has scheduled a lunch break between noon-1 p.m.

Apr 11, 2023
The teenage son of Rebekah Jones, a data analyst and former Democratic Party candidate for U.S. House, has been charged with intimidation, a second-degree felony. Jackson Jones, 13, was arrested for allegedly threatening to conduct a mass shooting at Holley Navarre Middle School, where he was previously a student. The threats first came to the attention of Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office March 20, when an East Bay K8 student told school officials about a school shooting threat she saw on social media.
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