I felt like my insurance company wanted me out of healthcare when I received my new premium information for 2016. I paid over $1,600 a month for my wife and I to have medical insurance in 2015. Last …
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Rick O’Connor visits with Milton Rotary
The Milton Rotary Club kicked off the new year with a presentation on Lionfish by Rick O'Connor of the UF/IFAS Escambia County Extension Service.
The group learned how Lionfish arrived in our a…
Speak Out January 9
January 5
This is Mary, a concerned senior citizen. I’m wondering why Obama wants to keep putting restrictions on the common people, the ones that are law abiding, about the guns because every …
Sheriff's Office: Johnson named Chief Deputy among other promotions
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office celebrated the promotions of several deputies on Thursday afternoon including the promotion of Major Bob Johnson to Chief Deputy. Naming Johnson as Chief Deputy…
Suspected diabetic emergency sends car into bike store
According to a Milton Police Department report, officials suspect Chip Campbell, driver of a black Dodge Neon, “was apparently the victim of a diabetic emergency,” resulting in a multi-car accident l…
Milton: Councilman, Mayor shares concerns over new committee meeting structure
Milton Mayor Wesley Meiss and Council Member Alan Lowery took issue over a draft of rules and procedures regarding a new approach to committee practices during Monday night’s executive committee meet…
Century ride offers wounded vets rehabilitative opportunity
Wounded veterans will have the opportunity next month to take part in an adaptive cycling event in their honor all over Santa RosaCounty. The event runs February 24 to 27 with the ride taking place o…
County makes speedy use of newly implemented gas tax
The new year heralds the implementation of a six-cent increase in the gas tax the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) passed last September. According to county officials, the BOCC…
Riverwalk Arts Festival closer to receiving $10,000 from city
The Santa Rosa Arts and Culture Foundation is closer to receiving a requested $10,000 in sponsorship for the upcoming Riverwalk Arts Festival from the City of Milton, following this week’s executive …
Stuller sentenced to 20 years for drug trafficking, burglary
Shawn Thomas Stuller, 27, was sentenced on Thursday by a Santa Rosa County Circuit Judge to 20 years in state prison as a habitual felony offender.
According to the press release from the State Att…