Milton City Council opponents Jarrett and Powers both want to see improvements to downtown Milton
September 25, 2024
Incumbent Matthew Jarrett and challenger Tom Powers will battle it out in November to represent Ward 1, seat two on the Milton City Council.
School bus involved in crash near Berryhill Road Tuesday morning
September 24, 2024
A group of schoolchildren, an adult passenger and their school bus driver are alright after a semi flatbed truck sideswiped their bus. The bus, which was carrying four children and two adults, was stopped southbound in the left turn of Anderson Lane while waiting for the traffic light at Berryhill Road. The semi was making […]
Former test commander returns to Eglin in new leadership role
September 24, 2024
Eglin Air Force Base — “Anyone who’s been stationed or worked at Eglin and spent time in the Fort Walton Beach area knows, it’s a place that always feels like home.”
Animal Services closing shelter dog adoptions until September 30 due to illness
September 23, 2024
Santa Rosa County Animal Services is temporarily closing all dog adoption operations at the shelter facility until Monday, September 30 due to an autoimmune illness called Mycoplasma cynos. SRCAS shelter and medical staff are treating the affected dogs and hope to be clear for regular adoption operations by Monday. “The greatest concern at this point […]
Milton considers moving spray field outside of Wellfield Protection Area
September 23, 2024
Council member Roxanne Meiss asked on Sept. 19 that the city of Milton consider moving plans for a 77-acre spray field that would fall inside the Wellfield Protection Area.
Chumuckla Hwy. nightly lane closures Tuesday, September 24 and Wednesday, September 25
September 23, 2024
Chumuckla Highway from just south of Omega Street to Church Street will have nightly lane closures in place on Tuesday, September 24, and Wednesday, September 25. Milling and paving operations will begin in the area at 7 p.m. each night and end at 6 a.m. Southbound Traffic will be detoured from Norris Road to Pace Patriot Boulevard to Highway 90. Northbound Traffic will be detoured through Church Street to Highway 90 and East to Pace Patriot Boulevard. Flagmen will be onsite to direct resident traffic ONLY.
Bereaved parent shares cautionary tale about fentanyl with Santa Rosa high schoolers
September 23, 2024
This past week, crowds of high schoolers from across the district made their way to special assemblies to hear a powerful presentation from Greg Swan on the dangers of fentanyl and drug use.
Grover’s Fingers and Wings makes headway with its new Milton location
September 20, 2024
Michael Graham has been eager to open his new Grover’s Fingers and Wings location in Milton but wants to make sure it’s done the right way.
Three killed in wreck between two motorcycles and vehicle
September 20, 2024
Three people were killed, including a 24-year-old from Pace, in an Escambia County wreck on Friday that involved a vehicle and two motorcycles.
Renovated library opens at Eglin Air Force Base
September 19, 2024
Eglin Air Force Base — The Eglin Community Library re-opened Aug. 27 after a $230,000 refresh project which began in March 2023.