EDITOR’S NOTE: The following questionnaire published in the Oct. 24 edition of the Santa Rosa Press Gazette. Robert Leek, the challenger, is running against incumbent Jeff Snow for Milton City Council’s Ward 3, Seat 2. We asked each candidate the same questions.

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following questionnaire published in the Oct. 24 edition of the Santa Rosa Press Gazette. Jeff Snow, the incumbent, is running against challenger Robert Leek for Milton City Council Ward 3, Seat 2. We asked each candidate the same questions.

WASHINGTON (AFNS) —  The Department of Defense kicked off a three-year pilot program, meant to reimburse service members up to $1,500 for travel-related expenses incurred for a temporary child care provider following a permanent change of station (PCS) move.

On Aug. 10, 2024, the Santa Rosa County racing community lost a beloved figure. That day, James Fox, 33, of DeFuniak Springs, suffered a medical emergency during a race at Southern Raceway in Milton. His car crashed into the concrete wall and fence that surrounded the track.

Hurricane Milton left Tampa in a wadded-up mess of cables. Two brothers from Milton were tasked with helping to untangle the electrical hazards leftover from disaster.

Charles Jimenez and Christopher Gray work for Ingram Signalization, a traffic signal installation and maintenance company in Pensacola. While most people are evacuating from the storms and avoiding areas of impact, they head into the fray to make the roadways safer.

Emma Auerbach was in middle school when she first learned about video editing and hype videos.

“I had a media class and always loved sports,” Auerbach said. “I saw on the internet how athletes react to videos and that you can make a lifestyle out of it.”

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas —  The Air Force Recruiting Service reached a significant milestone as it marked the achievement of its Fiscal Year 2024 recruiting goal with a time-honored bell-ringing ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on Oct. 1.

A longtime Milton restaurant has closed its doors.

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — A U.S. Marine whose adoption of an Afghan war orphan has spurred a yearslong legal battle and raised alarms at the highest levels of government will remain on active duty.

The 46th Test Squadron celebrated their 30th anniversary Oct. 1 with a small-time capsule ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base.