Officers from the Milton Police Department arrested 18-year-old Francois Sims Jr. in connection with a shooting within Milton city limits. 

This week’s lineup features just one Board of County Commissioners meeting instead of two, with a Regular Meeting on October 9, 2025. Residents have several things to be interested in for this meeting, which includes a Medal of Honor Proclamation, the hiring of an Assistant County Attorney, the approval to move forward with the replacement of the old playground equipment at Benny Russell Park and the Navarre Beach Toll Rate Study Results from Jacobs Engineering.

Brandy Wright is a passionate advocate for women’s and family health. She finds purpose each day by sharing her cancer journey and post-cancer experience.

Skip Orth, author of the book “What Every Home Owner On The Emerald Coast Needs To Know About Lawn Care” and owner of Father and Son Pest and Lawn Solutions, will be holding a lawn workshop for home owners or anyone else desiring to increase their knowledge on how to keep grass healthy.

The parents of Luca Kukuk, the 22-year-old Pace resident killed in a collision with a drunk driver on March 6, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit.

If necessity is the mother of invention, then experience is the mother of innovation. For a century now, Florida Power & Light Company has been restoring power to its customers after hurricanes, and, just as importantly, learning from each experience and working to improve its response after every storm.

The University of West Florida earned its highest position to date the U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best College rankings. It placed No. 6 among other Top Public Schools in the Regional South. With this, UWF spends a fourth consecutive year among the top 10 public institutions in the region.

Another week, another couple of Board of County Commissioners meetings! The next meeting, On September 22, has a few notable highlights, including the board addressing next year’s capital improvement projects, a changed plan for the Navarre Beach Boardwalk, and the public hearing for the amendment of boat fees in the county.

The Precautionary Boil Water Notice is hereby rescinded following replacement of valves in the distribution system and the satisfactory completion of the bacteriological survey showing that the water is safe to drink.

At around 8:30 a.m. CST on September 12, Santa Rosa County put out a press release warning residents of a scam targeting residents in the Allentown Fire District.