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MILTON — Recent rains, combined with warm, humid weather, offer a perfect environment for mosquito breeding.
While Santa Rosa County has seen no local transmissions of Zika virus, mosquitos can sti…

MILTON — It's hurricane season, summer afternoon rain patterns are in full force, and the ground is saturated, which means flooding is a possibility.
The National Weather Service is forecasting a c…

GULF BREEZE — Volunteers on the south end of Santa Rosa County want to bring baseball to those with developmental disabilities through the national nonprofit organization Miracle League.
“We have m…

MILTON — Florida’s homeless rate has declined in recent years; however, homelessness remains an issue across the country, state and in Santa Rosa County.
According to Gov. Rick Scott in a 2016 repo…

MILTON — Upcoming Santa Rosa County events and activities are as follows.  SENIOR DANCE: 6–9 p.m. June 17 in the Guy Thompson Community Center gym. Featuring the Salty Dogs Band; presented by the Milton Parks Department. MILTON HIGH SCHOOL’S CLASS OF 1998: Group seeks classmates for whom they have no contact information. Email the class… Continue reading What's Happening in Santa Rosa County

MILTON — Central High School’s Haley Gauthier is headed to The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.
Gauthier is expected to add immediate depth to the Division III Sewanee university’s vo…

MILTON — A local woman is among Red Roof’s winners of its 2017 Circle of Excellence Awards.
Chris Cowles joined the Red Roof Inn & Suites Pensacola East-Milton in 2014 in the housekeeping and maint…

MILTON — The Sunrise Kiwanis Club honored National Youth Advocate Program therapist Sara Passaro with the Milton Pride tag. The foster care advocate helps find suitable nearby families for children. …

MILTON — Guy Thompson Community Center’s upcoming activities are as follows. All are free to participate in unless otherwise stated. 
 
Monday, June 19
8:30 a.m. — Zumba. Class is $5.
9 a.m. …