Benny Russell is a name many in the community may be familiar with. Football stadiums, sports fields, a park, an elementary school and a section of highway bear his name.

For more than 20 years, a group of volunteers on horseback has represented the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office at parades, school visits and law enforcement memorials, with many residents not knowing such a group exists.

Painting the lines on the football field at the Milton Recreation Center used to take three men more than a day and 15 gallons of paint. Now, it takes one robot about four hours and seven gallons of paint

A Total Nonstop Action (TNA) wrestler who makes regular appearances on television will headline a professional wrestling card at Milton High School Sept. 5, a now-annual fundraiser for the school’s wrestling team simply known as “Panther Brawl.”

The Santa Rosa County Animal Shelter has received a $25,000 grant to pay for free spay and neuter services for as many as 500 stray cats, the county announced Aug. 26.

The city of Milton will begin resurfacing several city streets Monday, Aug. 31, through Sept. 14, weather permitting, as part of ongoing roadway maintenance and improvements.

The Milton Library will be closed temporarily as county staff look to bring new improvements to the facility, according to a news release from Santa Rosa County officials.

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to return an additional $1 million to offset its increase in the upcoming fiscal year budget, County Administrator Brad Baker told Santa Rosa County Commissioners at a committee meeting Aug. 25.

The Santa Rosa County Commission is set to meet this week, with the agenda workshop being held in Tiger Point.

The first of two meetings will be held Aug. 25 at the Tiger Point Community Center at 8:30 a.m., with final approval being held at the Santa Rosa County Administrative Building at 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 27.

A Navarre man was arrested after allegedly yelling, cussing and recording voters at Santa Rosa County Auditorium in Milton Tuesday, Aug. 18.