Nestled in the pines, a stone's throw from Bob's Canoes, Glen Baxley manages the long-term campground at Lake Kristina. Traveling along Munson Highway, the peaceful atmosphere makes a traveler take a…
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2014 Santa Rosa County Disaster Preparedness Guide
Santa Rosa County Division of Emergency Management’s latest all-hazards disaster guide is now available online at www.santarosa.fl.gov and starting this week can be found at county offices and librar…
FWC offers expanded outdoor opportunities in June
What better time to highlight all the public access points to outdoor recreation provided by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) than June, Great Outdoors Month.
FWC works …
Man arrested for aggravated battery
A Milton man was arrested Sunday and charged with aggravated battery and obstructing justice for hitting his wife and taking her phone after she called 911 the week before. James R. Clingerman, 54, w…
6 Steps to Homemade Soap
Most people wonder how it could be that making home made soap is cost or time effective. Marianne Hatch, Milton, is a wife and mother of two and has been using her own soap, a handed down family reci…
Frugal families share their plan
It has been said that the best things in life are free. In this day they may not always be exactly free but we can find ways to save lots of money. Some Santa Rosa County families are finding both ne…
Farmers not sure about fall harvest
This year will be remembered for an abnormal saturation of rain stranding residents within their own homes and warranting a disaster proclamation by President Obama. As volunteers came together to he…
County Commissioner race begins
The first political forum at Holley by the Sea took place Thursday evening. All Santa Rosa County Commissioner candidates attended with the exception of one, Kristopher Daniel Long, (DEM), running fo…
Rebuilding America's sweet medicine
On a farm in Jay lives a U.S. mail carrier whose second business has proven far sweeter than his job. For the last 20 years, Chester Capers has produced honey, starting, he said, with a single colony…
Locals enjoy winemaking from their backyard grapes
Before relocating to Santa Rosa County in 2000 from Houston, Texas Kevin and Elaine Dinwiddie never would have considered themselves winemakers. However, when purchasing their home they acquired a he…