The Eagle Group, which owns the 2,700-acre Jubilee property northeast of Pace between Luther Fowler and Willard Norris roads, has withdrawn its request to rezone the property to allow greater housing density.Santa Rosa County Planning Director Shawn Ward announced today (Friday, Oct. 7) that a request to change Jubilee’s zoning from AG-RR, which allows one […]

Three months ago, the District One Medical Examiner’s Office Board of Directors – DOMES – was focused on buying property in Milton for its new facility.

Last week, the number of potential sites blossomed to four.

In what must be among its shortest-ever meetings, the Milton City Council approved its millage rate and budget for Fiscal Year 2023 and an ordinance adjusting city employees’ pay schedule in less than nine minutes last week – including an invocation and recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.

NAS Whiting Field will be the place for comedy next week when the Gary Sinise Foundation and NAS Whiting Field Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) present ‘The Almost Red, White, & Blue’ Comedy Tour to members of Whiting Field on Wed., Oct. 5.

The event is set to begin at 2 p.m. and doors will open at 1:30pm.. The tour will perform in Sikes Hall on the installation.

The Florida Forest Service’s Blackwater Forestry Center is issuing words of warning for anyone considering any outdoor burning activities in the coming days: Use extreme caution or simply don’t do it.

According to the Florida Forest Service, it has been more than two weeks since most of the three-county area (Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties) has seen rainfall and wildfire danger is on the rise. Add to that a forecast calling for increased winds and low humidity for the next three days and firefighters are bracing for the possibility of significant fire activity.

Santa Rosa County Animal Services has received a $25,000 grant from Florida Animal Friend to assist with the community cat program.

The program provides free or reduced-cost neuter/spay for community cats. This funding will allow free neuter/spay and rabies vaccination services for up to 500 cats in Santa Rosa County communities. Participants can begin scheduling appointments Sat., Oct. 1.

The Santa Rosa County Commission will decide (Thursday, Sept. 22) whether dump trucks can use Daybreak Lane to reach a new dirt borrow pit in Chumuckla.

Residents claim that Daybreak Lane is not wide enough or properly paved to accommodate heavy trucks and that the intersection of Chumuckla Highway and Daybreak Lane isn’t suited for such vehicles.

On Sept. 18, at approximately 6:50 p.m., Milton Police Department officers responded to a suspicious person complaint in the 5500 block of Dogwood Drive in Milton.

Police found a man lying on the ground who was shot by a homeowner after allegedly charging the man. The man who was shot is in critical condition at an area hospital.