Santa Rosa County Commissioners took the first step on May 21 in fixing a dangerous intersection that has frustrated drivers and been the location of many car accidents in the Five Points area.

Milton Police Chief Jennifer Frank represented every municipal police chief in Florida last week in Washington D.C. during National Police Week, an annual observance honoring law enforcement and the sacrifices members made in the line of duty.

Mike Philley, band director at Avalon Middle School, has accepted the Santa Rosa County District Schools Instrumental Music Coordinator position.

As temperatures rise this summer, it’s important for the elderly to stay cool.

With that in mind, Pete Moore Automotive Team is once again partnering with Council on Aging of West Florida for the Senior Chill Out, an annual one-day donation drive.

Before students at Avalon Middle School ever step foot on a college campus, they are already learning and receiving the tools they need to be successful.

A student-run fundraiser at Milton High School raised $4,000 for the Santa Rosa Kids House, a local nonprofit that provides trauma therapy and support to child abuse victims in the area.

A water main break on Tuesday morning prompted the Bagdad-Garcon Point Water System to issue a boil water notice for customers.

Santa Rosa County Animal Services will host a low-cost pet vaccination and microchip clinic on Saturday, May 30, from 9-11 a.m. at Santa Rosa County Animal Services, 4451 Pine Forest Road in Milton. Only cats and dogs are eligible to be microchipped and vaccinated.

Memorial Day will be held Monday, May 25, this year. In recognition of the holiday, there are multiple ceremonies planned in Santa Rosa County.

For retired Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. David Post, getting from the bedroom to the bathroom used to mean crawling on his hand and knees.
Post lost his left foot to a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in 2011. A recent ankle fusion has made him rely more on a wheelchair to get around. In a regular home, that meant narrow doorways his chair couldn’t clear and a bathroom that felt more of an obstacle course than a relaxing getaway.
“I’ve crawled on my hands and knees to safely transition into a shower and then crawled back on the same floor to exit, in situations more than I’d like to admit,” Post said in a presentation outside his new home.
With help from a national nonprofit, those instances are now a memory.