Dec 8, 2016
Council mulls rezoning for potential brewpub
MILTON — The City Council on Tuesday will discuss rezoning of property on Caroline Street. If approved, the action would allow a restaurant and a brewery to open within the historic post office build…
Dec 6, 2016
Shopping center proposed for Pace
PACE — A shopping center including a sporting goods, cosmetics and arts and crafts retailer could come to Pace by 2018.
Birmingham, Ala.-based developer, Blackwater Resources wants to bring the thr…
Nov 30, 2016
Holley to serve rest of Hinote's term
MILTON — Sharon Holley succeeds the late Lloyd Hinote on the Milton City Council representing Ward IV.
She will serve the remainder of Hinote’s term, which ends November 2018, and joins newly elect…
Nov 30, 2016
Fort Pickens Area reopens today
Gulf Breeze — Gulf Islands National Seashore reopened the Fort Pickens Area today at 10 a.m. The area and campground were closed due to anticipated water and sand on the road caused by gulf over-was…
Nov 29, 2016
Night work rescheduled for Tuesday on I-10 near Avalon Boulevard
MILTON — Drivers will encounter alternating lane closures on Interstate 10 westbound near Avalon Boulevard (Exit 22) from 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29 through 6 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30 as crews make repai…
Nov 29, 2016
Cold weather shelter opens Thursday night
MILTON — A cold weather shelter for the homeless or heatless will open Thursday, Dec. 1 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton. Those who would like to stay at the shelter must arr…
Nov 25, 2016
Santa Rosa maintains flood insurance rating
MILTON — The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration have determined Santa Rosa County will remain a Community Ra…
Nov 25, 2016
Going solo
PACE — Voters passed the Pace Fire Rescue District referendum. Now, actually establishing the special legislative district should take 18 to 24 months.
Of 18,208 Pace voters, 68.93 percent wanted a…
Nov 22, 2016
Milton council's new members to discuss Sunday alcohol sales
MILTON — The City Council’s newly elected members likely will decide how to handle Sunday alcohol sales.
City Manager Brian Watkins last week presented city leaders options for addressing the inten…
Nov 18, 2016
Council favors purchasing CSX property
MILTON — City staffers are close to terms with purchasing CSX’s property on the corner of Elmira and Pine Street.
With one nay vote from Councilman Alan Lowery, the council this month approved the …