The cold weather shelter for the homeless and/or heatless will be open on the nights of Sunday, Dec. 14, and Monday, Dec. 15 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton.

This August, Lighthouse Private Christian Academy (PCA) opened a new campus in Milton to continue providing their students with new opportunities and a transformational, Christ-centered education.

Santa Rosa County Animal Services (SRCAS) invites the community to attend a holiday adoption event at the Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter, 4451 Pine Forest Rd. in Milton, on Saturday, Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Daniel Hahn, the former director of school safety for Santa Rosa County District Schools, has pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge. He was placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.

The cold weather shelter for the homeless and/or heatless will also be open the nights of Monday, Dec. 8, and Tuesday, Dec. 9 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton.

Nemours Children’s Health and Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart have partnered to launch their “Kids Do Better When We Work Together” collaboration to provide families with better-coordinated, specialized and more accessible care. Through their agreement, many pediatric specialists are employed by Nemours and practice on the children’s hospital campus.

Breaking: Two juveniles, one 14 years old and the other 16 years old, arrested in connection to death of missing 14 year old.

Three former Emerald Coast Lawns employees were recently on trial for possession and use of fraudulent employment documents. Two of the men also pleaded guilty to illegal reentry by a removed alien.

Shortly before 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning, Dec. 2, an accident occurred on SR-87 N and Coldwater Church Road.

Effective Jan. 1, 2026, the Santa Rosa County Central Landfill’s Tipping Fees will increase as provided in the rate resolution passed by the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 9, 2023.