Carpenter’s Park can be described as one of the crown jewels of the City of Milton: a natural green space with a playground, boardwalks and a few boat ramps. Another feature is a natural creek that runs through the middle of the park.

Santa Rosa County leaders are nearly $4 million short of a balanced budget for the next fiscal year, and county officials say there is no easy fix.

For the sixth consecutive year, the Santa Rosa County School District earned an A rating from the state.

With little discussion and no members of the public speaking on the issue, the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously on June 29 to renew a local option six-cent gas tax for the next ten years.

As fireworks sales ramp up ahead of Independence Day, Milton Fire Chief John Reble is urging residents to leave the pyrotechnics to the professionals.

With the stroke of a pen, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed about $2.2 million in local projects championed by State Rep. Nathan Boyles, R-Baker, for Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties, including equipment for three North Okaloosa fire departments and a footbridge that would have closed a gap on the Florida National Scenic Trail.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Pilot, Cole Ward has not accepted to date the proposed settlement agreement. In a statement issued by Industrial Helicopters, LLC, they refute and contest the purported violations contained in the Administrative Complaint and have requested an informal hearing before the allegations can be confirmed or disproven. 
A helicopter pilot who reportedly sprayed herbicides along a Florida Power & Light right of way in East Milton faces $20,100 in fines, and a year of probation, after state investigators found that he conducted improper spraying practices.

The City of Milton has fired its chief financial officer, ending a nearly 19-year career and capping weeks of public dispute over a six-figure accounting discrepancy, a months-long computer outage and a contentious payroll system transition that Curtis Krebs says set the stage for his dismissal.

When Joshua Joiner and his family bought Southern Raceway in East Milton earlier this year, they figured it would take two to three years to reach the level of racing they envisioned. Five months in, one of dirt racing’s premier touring series is coming to town.

A decade after having the worst opening one could imagine, the Coastal Wrestling Federation (CWF) has grown into one of Northwest Florida’s most consistent independent wrestling promotions, and its presidents says the formula is simpler than it might seem.