Three former Emerald Coast Lawns employees were recently on trial for possession and use of fraudulent employment documents. Two of the men also pleaded guilty to illegal reentry by a removed alien.

Shortly before 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning, Dec. 2, an accident occurred on SR-87 N and Coldwater Church Road.

Florida State Representative Nathan Boyles, who represents District 3 in the State House, has introduced a bill to bring greater transparency to Florida’s judicial system.

Effective Jan. 1, 2026, the Santa Rosa County Central Landfill’s Tipping Fees will increase as provided in the rate resolution passed by the Santa Rosa County Board of County
Commissioners on Feb. 9, 2023.

The cold weather shelter for the homeless and/or heatless will also be open the night of Thursday, Nov. 27 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton.

In October, the City of Pensacola legitimately applied for a Triumph Gulf Coast grant. The request of $86 million, if approved, would go toward funding something the city calls “Project Maeve.”

At a special meeting of the Milton City Council on Nov. 20, council members voted unanimously on four different items to move forward with the sprayfield for the city’s wastewater treatment plant.

A portion of Bell Lane will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 25.

Every year, the holidays come around, and children are let out of school for a couple of weeks at a time, whether that’s Thanksgiving, Christmas, spring break or the end of the school year. Children are sent home from school for extended periods of time to homes that might not be able to accommodate the extra meals for their family. This is where Food Raising Friends, Inc. comes in.

Around 100 firefighters from across the Florida Panhandle attended the 850 Fireman training day at Midway Fire District’s Station 37 Friday, Nov. 21.