The Milton Garden Club’s October Community Pride Award for a business is presented to the Family Promise Day Center at 6796 Alice Street, downtown Milton. The state of the gardens is all thanks to th…
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Local hunters tell a gator tale
James Fink and Tracy Brown killed this approximately 365 lb, 11’ 6” alligator while hunting in the Escambia River. Brown said the two spent two hours fighting what he said was known as “The Quintette…
18th Annual PSC Health Career Fair for high school students
More than 600 students from five counties are expected to attend the 18th annual Health Career Fair from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, at the Pensacola State College Warrington Campus. Sponsor…
Published county documents misleading about judicial site
Dear Editor,
Recently I read a Letter to the Editor from Sheriff Wendell Hall to the citizens of Santa Rosa County on the proposed courthouse. I agree with Sherriff Hall we need a courthouse …
DOH: Enterovirus D68 in SRC schools
Recently it was reported by the Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County a student who resides in Escambia County and attends school in Santa Rosa County had contracted Enterovirus D68. Sant…
City of Milton begins new era of government
At 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Wesley Meiss will be sworn in as the next mayor of Milton. He will follow Guy Thompson, who served as mayor for two decades. Meiss described this change as “the end of an era,” …
Thomas sentenced to life without parole
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced that John David Thomas, Jr. was sentenced on October 14, 2014, to life in state prison without parole. Thomas was convicted on May 7, 2014 of Lewd or Lascivious …
Pace man arrested 11 counts of sexual assault on minor
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office (SRSO) reports a Pace man was charged with 11 counts of sexual assault by a custodian, sexual battery upon a victim between the ages of 12 and 18 and 1count of …
Milton man faces death penalty in Thompson murder
Derrick Thompson entered pleas of not guilty Monday to charges he killed and robbed Steven and Debra Zackowski.
He was led from the courtroom, though, without having been informed whether Stat…
20th Annual Cordova Mall Ball to Benefit Children’s Hospital on Jan. 24
Tickets for the 2015 Cordova Mall Ball are now available for purchase. The 20th annual Mall Ball will be held Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, from 8 p.m. to midnight at Cordova Mall in Pensacola to benefit …