The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office alleges that a Pace man failed to report the discovery of a body and instead stole a scooter belonging to the deceased, later identified as Danika Troy.

On Monday night, Dec. 8, a few hundred people braved cold temperatures to remember the life of Danika Troy. The 14-year-old was killed earlier this month in what has become a highly publicized murder.

Two juveniles have been arrested in connection with the homicide of Danika Troy, 14, who was reported as a runaway Monday, Dec. 1. Troy’s body was found the following day and Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it was Troy Dec. 3.

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.

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.

University of Florida’s IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center held their fifteenth annual Farm to City Food Distribution on Nov. 25 at the Clyde L. Gracey Community Center in Milton, handing out turkeys, greens and other Thanksgiving food items to 500 families in Santa Rosa County.

On November 24, at around 4:30 p.m., the Milton Police Department responded to a report of multiple gunshots fired around Lucille Johnson Park on Mary Street.

Earlier this month, the U.S. Mint printed its final penny in Philadelphia.
First printed in 1793, the penny, which is really a one-cent coin, has become an oft-overlooked staple of American life. It’s an item that has been seen as good luck, influenced pricing and marketing strategies and even impacted the name of a shoe.

A new traffic signal will be fully operational later this week.