Milton voters soundly rejected the status quo Tuesday, defeating all three incumbent city councilmembers seeking reelection and returning Mayor Heather Lindsay to City Hall with less than 50 percent of the total vote.

A statement from U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz’ office Monday suggested the congressman is undecided whether to support efforts to support changing the proposed site for the North Santa Rosa Regional Wastewater Facility.

Residents worried about the proposed location of Milton’s new wastewater treatment plant may have a friend in high places.

Pam Mitchell of Milton Concerned Citizens, a political action committee leading opposition to the proposed site, said she and other members of the group were encouraged by a meeting they had with U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz at an event the last weekend in October.

It’s official: The Pea Ridge Connector legally will be known as…Pea Ridge Connector Road.

“Everybody I know calls it the Pea Ridge Connector,” Commissioner Sam Parker, whose district includes Pea Ridge, said at the commission’s Oct. 24 committee meeting.

The feud between Milton City Manager Randy Jorgenson and Milton Concerned Citizens escalated at a city council meeting last week, leading Mayor Pro Tem Casey Powell to adjourn the meeting early.

Members of the political action committee, angered by Jorgenson’s Oct. 11 attack on MCC’s opposition to a proposed wastewater treatment plant site, publicly shared evidence of Jorgenson’s criminal history, claimed that he had committed several violations of the city’s code of conduct, and asked him to resign.

Neighbors of the proposed Jubilee project northeast of Pace still have questions about the master-planned community, and some are spreading misinformation, developer Ron Reeser told the Press Gazette Aug. 24.

With 41 of 41 precincts reporting and early voting mail ballots counted, the primary election preliminary results are in.

A Milton man is wanted for multiple charges, including grand theft of a firearm.

Garrett Lee Seimer, 22, is wanted for two counts of Burglary of a dwelling or structure or Conveyance armed, burglary of an unoccupied conveyance unarmed, larceny grand theft of a firearm, larceny, and damaged property with criminal mischief.

Editor’s Note: We will be meeting with Rep. Matt Gaetz, who represents the 1st District of Florida, on a regular basis to ask him questions about his representation of our district in Congress and initiatives that he is working on to the benefit of our district and our country.

How does your faith help you in your role as a Congressman?
Faith does two things it raises the ceiling on what you believe is possible. The word of God shows us that we don’t always know what is ahead of us.

Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills discussed his trials and triumphs in Milton, April 9, 2022.

The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County hosted the event, an “evening of inspiration” with the only American to win the 10,000-meter race.