Stories by Collin Bestor
Stories by Collin Bestor
Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office stops use of Flock cameras after state revokes permits
Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson directed the Sheriff’s Office to stop using Flock cameras after the Florida Department of Transportation revoked permits allowing local law enforcement agencies to place the cameras along state roads.
Pea Ridge residents ask county to address 7 Brew noise
Neighbors of the nearby 7 Brew location in Pea Ridge are growing tired of the noise and want Santa Rosa County to take action
Sheriff’s office: T.R. Jackson change unrelated to Soundside
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office says the removal of a school resource officer from T.R. Jackson Pre-K Center had nothing to do with the opening of Soundside High School, disputing the account given by Milton’s police chief.
More than a name: Family, friends recount former Santa Rosa superintendent’s life
Benny Russell is a name many in the community may be familiar with. Football stadiums, sports fields, a park, an elementary school and a section of highway bear his name.
Volunteer riders quietly represent the Santa Rosa sheriff’s office
For more than 20 years, a group of volunteers on horseback has represented the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office at parades, school visits and law enforcement memorials, with many residents not knowing such a group exists.
Santa Rosa commissioners say they won’t follow Walton’s move against license plate readers
Two Santa Rosa County commissioners said they would not support removing license plate readers from county right of way, a day after commissioners in Walton County voted 5-0 for their removal.
City of Milton highlights Robbie the Robot
Painting the lines on the football field at the Milton Recreation Center used to take three men more than a day and 15 gallons of paint. Now, it takes one robot about four hours and seven gallons of paint
TNA wrestler headlines Panther Brawl III
A Total Nonstop Action (TNA) wrestler who makes regular appearances on television will headline a professional wrestling card at Milton High School Sept. 5, a now-annual fundraiser for the school’s wrestling team simply known as “Panther Brawl.”
Sheriff’s office returns $1 million for county budget
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to return an additional $1 million to offset its increase in the upcoming fiscal year budget, County Administrator Brad Baker told Santa Rosa County Commissioners at a committee meeting Aug. 25.
County advances $500,000 farmland easement plan
Santa Rosa County commissioners agreed at their committee meeting Aug. 25 to advance a plan committing half a million dollars in county conservation funds toward farmland easements.













