According to Milton City Manager Ed Spears, there are 78 residents who either suffered major damage or completely lost their homes following Hurricane Isaias. On Oct. 29, the city offered to help them out.

The Milton City Council has reined in the Hurricane Isaias emergency declaration that Mayor Heather Lindsay extended, with questions regarding whether there is still an emergency.

Pam Mitchell came to Milton City Hall on Oct. 28 with a plea for a Christmas parade and a promise to raise the money herself if that’s what it takes.

A first-grade teacher who has spent 21 years in education was named Pea Ridge Elementary School’s Teacher of the Year earlier this fall, an honor she said caught her completely off guard.

Santa Rosa and Okaloosa residents who sustained damage from Hurricane Isaias can now seek direct financial aid from the federal government after FEMA approved individual assistance for the region on Oct. 29.

The historic buildings at Arcadia Mill survived Hurricane Isaias mostly intact, but fallen trees have made the historic walking trail impassable, and staff say it will take weeks to cut a path back in.

Local residents have formed a political action committee (PAC) to back the renewal of the Santa Rosa County School District’s half-cent sales tax, urging voters to see the Nov. 3 referendum as the renewal of an existing tax, not a new one.

Federal funds to reimburse Santa Rosa County and local municipalities after Hurricane Isaias are on the way after the Trump administration approved a major disaster declaration Oct. 27.

But aid for residents whose homes were damaged remains under review.

Milton residents whose homes were left unlivable by Hurricane Isaias could be allowed to live in RVs and other temporary options on their own property for up to three years under an emergency ordinance the City Council will discuss Oct. 29.

Milton expects crews to finish their first pass of storm debris by Oct. 30 and to substantially complete all work a month later, according to Milton City Manager Ed Spears.