Stories by Gail Acosta

Milton Council votes to remove Cusack from Finance Committee

April 16, 2024

In response to an ethics finding against Milton City councilman Mike Cusack, the council voted to remove him from his role on the city’s finance committee. The vote was four in favor, with Farrow opposing and Cusack abstaining. Earlier this month, the Florida Commission on Ethics found that Cusack had violated state law by using […]

Viewing the total solar eclipse

April 2, 2024

What can we expect in north Santa Rosa?

According to eclipse2024.org, the eclipse is a total eclipse for those in the path of totality, however, north Santa Rosa County will experience a partial eclipse with 80% magnitude (or coverage of the sun) on Monday, April 8, 2024.

Jorgenson asks for assistant city manager

March 29, 2024

Interim Milton city manager Randy Jorgenson has asked the city council to consider hiring an assistant manager.

“The city is in need of an assistant city manager,” Jorgenson told the council in their workshop meeting last Thursday night. “The workload around here right now is pretty heavy. I will put it on the agenda for consideration if it is desirable to the council.”

Santa Rosa Chamber welcomes new CEO

March 26, 2024

The Santa Rosa County Chamber of Commerce welcomes a new CEO to step in after Donna Tucker retired after having served 23 years.

School scrutinized, owner responds

March 21, 2024

Lighthouse Private Christian Academy on New Hope Rd. in Gulf Breeze has come under the scrutiny of Santa Rosa County officials, Midway Fire Department, and Department of Children and Families in recent days as a result of a fire safety inspection.

Veterans Treatment Court coming to Santa Rosa

November 20, 2023

According to the US Department of Veterans Affairs, their study on the state of Florida veteran population (2020) shows that Santa Rosa County has 22,295 veterans. In 2020, the state total population of veterans was 1.5 million.

‘One pill can kill’

November 6, 2023

The numbers are staggering. The number of overdoses in northwest Florida, the number of calls to first responders for overdoses, the number of pills laced with fentanyl continues to grow.

Andrade accused of unprofessional communication

July 25, 2023

In a special meeting of the Milton City Council Tuesday night, Mayor Heather Lindsay called out city attorney and State Representative Alex Andrade for what she called unprofessional communications in 54 pages of emails and text messages between the two.

Could an alternate wastewater treatment plant site be in store for Milton?

July 25, 2023

The City of Milton said “yes” to spending the money to do environmental studies on two properties that may be suitable for effluent disposal.

Baptist Foundation fights breast cancer with early screenings

October 18, 2022

One in eight women in the U.S. will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime, according to breastcancer.org. One in 10 women in the U.S. are uninsured.

In 2020, Florida was among the states reporting the highest percentages of uninsured nonelderly women at 12%-22%, as stated by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Stories by Gail Acosta

Stories by Gail Acosta

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