Just off of Avalon Blvd works Junior Sims, a body repair man in the business, he said, since 1988. He’s the owner of JR’s Paint & Body. Sims said he started body painting as a kid in Bermuda, taking …
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Local soldier Col. Roger D. Cotton retires
Colonel Roger D. Cotton was commissioned as an infantry officer upon graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986 and retired from the Army in April of this year as Colone…
Pace structure fire
A fire in a vacant house on Chipper Lane had Pace, Avalon, Skyline, Ferry Pass’ attention this week as firefighters fought to contain the blaze. Fire Marshal was called to do an investigation.
Putin, and Blaming Others: Back-n the USSR
Russian-backed Ukrainian separatists, bent on getting the old USSR band back together, shot down a Malaysian airliner. Rivaled only by Obama, Putin is adept at blaming others. He did so in this case,…
Jefferson Davis tea
A Jefferson Davis Tea was celebrated on June 21, hosted by Simpson Mounted Rangers #2685, Milton chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. The ladies wore picture hats reminiscent of the g…
Cops and first-responders paid enough
Dear Editor,
If the deputies want more money, let them get a real job. The cops get to play with all kinds of guns, drive fast cars and do all kinds of fun cop stuff, all on the tax payer’s d…
U. S. Highway 90 accident injures 2
A car rolled on Highway 90 at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday in front of Tractor Supply. City of Milton Fire Department was at the scene. Two people were transported to Santa Rosa Medical Center for treatmen…
Two NSWC PCD Travel Team Members Earn DoD Award
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Two NSWC PCD Travel Team Members Earn DoD Award
The pressing choices of a shopper
We live in a microwave society. Put the food in the oven, press the button and presto. However, most do not have the patience to wait for the extra long minute to warm up a cup of coffee. I’ve seen t…
NASWF Public Works Department restores deteriorating hangar bays
Naval Air Station Whiting Field Public Works Department turned over the final hangar bay to the Chief of Naval Air Training last month. This act marked the completion of the multi-year hangar restora…