A proposed upcoming budget from the Santa Rosa County School Board would trim the property tax rate slightly while collecting more in taxes, as rising property values offset declining enrollment and a drop in state funding.

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.

Milton Chief Financial Officer Curtis Krebs has been placed on paid administrative leave as the city reviews concerns that surfaced during its annual audit, City Manager Ed Spears announced June 9 during a regularly scheduled Milton City Council meeting.

Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners voted for their new Chair and Vice Chair of the board at their Nov. 13 meeting. Commissioner Colten Wright (District 5) will be the board’s new chair, while Commissioner Ray Eddington (District 4) will be the new vice chair.

News Service Florida Dara Kim Tallahassee – A $150 million-plus effort to allow recreational use of marijuana in Florida fizzled out Tuesday, falling short of the needed 60 percent voter approval and delivering a major victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis. Trulieve, the state’s largest medical-marijuana operator, pumped nearly $144.6 million into the proposed constitutional amendment. […]

Despite his young age, it’s clear that 7-year-old Knox Lane Ellis touched many people in his life, and in the Santa Rosa County community.

Friends and family are remembering Ellis, who was killed in a car accident Friday night, and all of the qualities that made him unforgettable.

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 […]

Tallahassee, Fla. — [Provided by Florida Department of Health] On December 6, 2023, State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo sent a letter to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert M. Califf and Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Mandy Cohen regarding questions pertaining to the safety assessments and the discovery of billions of DNA fragments per dose of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccines.

A 48-year-old Milton man is dead and another seriously injured after a traffic crash in the area of State Road 89 and County Road 182 in Milton, Saturday morning around 9 a.m.