With animal shelters across the nation facing an overcrowding crisis, thousands of highly adoptable pets are waiting for their second chances. Santa Rosa County Animal Services (SRCAS) is proud to partner with BISSELL Pet Foundation, a national animal welfare organization dedicated to ending pet homelessness, for its Fall National “Empty the Shelters.” From October 1 – 15, BISSELL Pet Foundation will sponsor reduced adoption fees of $50 or less at more than 390 shelters in 44 states. All adoption fees at SRCAS will be just $10 for both cats and dogs, October 1 – 15. View adoptable pets online at www.santarosa.fl.gov/405/Search-Adoptable-Pets.

The Milton Christmas Parade will continue, thanks to a resident who has become synonymous with planning the event over many years.

As Hurricane Helene gets closer to moving out of the Gulf and onto land, evacuees have driven to Santa Rosa County to seek shelter from the storm.

Last week, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office Detention K9 Team placed fourth overall in the annual Manhunt Trials hosted by Escambia County Road Prison. The Detention K9 Unit, led by Sergeant Robert Lenzo, is comprised of five handlers and six canines. Their skills range from contraband detection, electronics detection and tracking.

Incumbent Matthew Jarrett and challenger Tom Powers will battle it out in November to represent Ward 1, seat two on the Milton City Council.

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 […]

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.”

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 […]

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 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.