Stories by Marlo Scafe
Stories by Marlo Scafe
Locklin Lake Restoration Project sees progress with dredging
May 19, 2025
Locklin Lake is finally going to be dredged. A local homeowners association dedicated to seeing the lake revived welcomes the news, but understands it is a stepping stone in a long process.
The mayor said the Fisher Hamilton building will not be saved
May 19, 2025
Mayor Heather Lindsay announced new ideas and plans to get the Highway 90 bridge over the Blackwater River expanded at the Milton City Council meeting on May 13.
King Middle School teacher arrested for child pornography
May 16, 2025
Martin Luther King Middle School teacher Johnathan Burchett was arrested May 15 and charged with 24 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. A press conference was held the following day at Milton City Hall.
18 new graduates from the University of Florida, Milton campus
May 16, 2025
The University of Florida (UF), Milton Campus, celebrated 18 Natural Resource Conservation and Plant Science graduates on May 9.
UF Academic Recruiter Dallas Brooks said the two programs are different but do have similarities. Natural resource conservation students focus on how resources that make up the natural world are utilized. Plant science focuses on how plants are utilized as an industry and commercial commodity.
Chief Frank is sworn-in for duty
May 15, 2025
Milton’s first female police chief was sworn in to her duty at Milton City Hall on May 13. Milton Police Department, Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office, and members of the public attended to show their support.
Case closed: Lawsuit against the Milton mayor closed
May 15, 2025
On May 5, the controversial lawsuit filed by the City of Milton against its mayor officially closed nearly one year after it began.
A Milton woman sentenced to life seeks shorter sentence
May 15, 2025
Six years after being sentenced to life for second-degree murder, a Milton woman is now seeking to overturn the life sentence.
Melissa Blair Pocopanni was convicted of second-degree murder, two counts of attempted second-degree murder, and principal armed robbery in November 2018 and sentenced in January 2019.
Pace pharmacists busted for pill mill scheme
May 14, 2025
Pace Pharmacy pharmacists Stephen Allen Burklow and David Barron Winkles, and the pharmacy office manager Monique Burklow, were arrested on May 14. The three were charged with conspiring to traffic prescription drugs.
Building Safety Awareness Month
May 14, 2025
The Board of County Commissioners proclaimed May as Building Safety Awareness Month and honored the county’s building officials and the work they do.
Commissioner Bobby Burkett read the proclamation and said he had been part of the Development Services team for several years. He said he will always feel like part of the team and knows what they are up against.
Local student builds benches for local animal shelter
May 13, 2025
Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter gets five new benches thanks to a Milton High School student, Brent Leaver and his Eagle Scout project.
An Eagle Scout project fulfills the Scout Oath “to help other people at all times”. Every year, Eagle Scout projects provide millions of hours of community service making significant impacts in local communities. For Leaver’s project, he built five benches and donated them to the Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter.