As families settle into the summer months, pastors across Santa Rosa County are encouraging churchgoers to use the extra time to join a small group, saying the smaller settings meet needs that Sunday worship services alone can’t.

Carpenter’s Park can be described as one of the crown jewels of the City of Milton: a natural green space with a playground, boardwalks and a few boat ramps. Another feature is a natural creek that runs through the middle of the park.

Santa Rosa County residents have a new way to access county information and report maintenance issues.

Santa Rosa County residents have a new way to access county information and report maintenance issues.

A 30-year-old Pace man accused of stealing Smokey Bear signs from a series of state parks last year has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of theft of government property.

Santa Rosa County leaders are nearly $4 million short of a balanced budget for the next fiscal year, and county officials say there is no easy fix.

For the sixth consecutive year, the Santa Rosa County School District earned an A rating from the state.

As fireworks sales ramp up ahead of Independence Day, Milton Fire Chief John Reble is urging residents to leave the pyrotechnics to the professionals.

A Pace man has pleaded guilty to eight counts of bank fraud, one count of embezzlement of labor union funds and three counts of falsifying labor union reports, according to a July 1 news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Pilot, Cole Ward has not accepted to date the proposed settlement agreement. In a statement issued by Industrial Helicopters, LLC, they refute and contest the purported violations contained in the Administrative Complaint and have requested an informal hearing before the allegations can be confirmed or disproven. 
A helicopter pilot who reportedly sprayed herbicides along a Florida Power & Light right of way in East Milton faces $20,100 in fines, and a year of probation, after state investigators found that he conducted improper spraying practices.