Santa Rosa County District Schools is awaiting a judge’s order to see if it can fire a suspended employee accused of inappropriate communication with Central School students in 2024 and 2025.

The Florida Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) is hearing a case between the school district and Keith Elliott, an IT professional who was suspended by the district last September.

A portion of Benny Russell Park has been closed as crews begin to replace playground equipment, with the project expected to be finished by mid-November, the county announced Aug. 6.

Milton Police Chief Jennifer Frank brought members of her staff to Milton’s first budget workshop on Aug. 1, asking the City Council to consider raising wages for dispatchers and officers who help city residents in times of need.

The Navy will begin asking homeowners near Naval Air Station Whiting Field for permission to sample their private drinking water wells in August, including wells the Navy tested years ago and found within safety guidelines.

Santa Rosa County students will return to class Aug. 10 under a revised code of student conduct that gives the district more say over how misbehavior is punished and creates a section on mandatory reporting.

The City of Milton is exploring the idea of asking the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners to adopt an ordinance on local tethering laws.

Santa Rosa County students return Aug. 10 to a district coming off an “A” rating and to a school year Superintendent Karen Barber says is one of the most expansive in recent memory.

A Santa Rosa County man was sentenced to five years in state prison for torturing a kitten to death in December 2025, according to a news release from the state attorney’s office.

The City of Milton failed to complete the bookkeeping required for its annual audit, a lapse the city’s outside auditor said will result in multiple findings and at least $15,000 in additional audit work approved by the Milton City Council on July 23.

The City of Milton would like residents to know it has joined the Galactic Federation, that they should watch out for Stewart Little and that “Stim Stantori” is on the scene, providing weather reports from Carpenter’s Park splash pad.

They take weather very seriously. That part is real.

What is also real is the person behind the posts and the personal fight she goes through every day.