The Santa Rosa County Commission will begin discussing the old courthouse’s fate “in the near future,” Assistant County Administrator Brad Baker said last week.

March is National Peanut Month; learn about the popular legumes’ impact on Santa Rosa County’s economy Tuesday and sample some fan favorites.

The Market of Milton meets for the first time from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at Jernigan’s Landing (5158 Willing St.).

Milton City Manager Randy Jorgenson announced Saturday that he will retire Sept. 1.

Javier Rodriguez shook his head, muttering as he walked toward a group of kids staring down into the water from an unfinished observation deck on the boardwalk extension at Carpenter’s Park in Milton.
“Hey! You can’t be on there,” he yelled to the trespassers. The area had been taped off and blockaded so vehicles wouldn’t drive into the work area, but any curious resident could easily stroll over to where the framework for the boardwalk meanders along a tributary to the Blackwater River.

A federal judge on Monday ruled that Santa Rosa County did not breach its contract with a developer hoping to build an RV park on Navarre Beach.

Norman Garrett American Legion Post No. 78 and the Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for the public from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, March 25 at the American Legion Hall, 6025 Spikes Way. Games and refreshments will be provided.

Two items on last week’s Milton City Council agenda demonstrated the division still created by the planned expansion of U.S. Highway 90 through downtown.

Since at least 2019, the state’s plan to widen U.S. Highway 90 through downtown Milton has been among the city’s most polarizing issues. Now, city councilmembers and volunteers from three advisory councils will try to craft a common vision for the highway’s design.

The Bagdad Volunteer Fire Department is hosting its first Spring Fest celebration from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at 4513 Forsyth Street in Milton.