MILTON — Santa Rosa County is moving forward with a plan to prevent human-bear interactions, which occur mostly in the southern end of the county.
In 2015, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservati…
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2 Navarre grads among UWF’s Subway All-Stars
PENSACOLA — When the University of West Florida football team took the field Saturday, it was the first time UWF fielded a football team.
Among the 100-plus athletes on the team, 13 of them are fro…
More county schools needed, officials say
MILTON — With Santa Rosa County’s population continuing to increase, school district officials are preparing to make their case to better accommodate students.
School district officials hope the co…
Milton street resurfacing begins
MILTON — Resurfacing will begin on these Milton streets Sept. 7:
●Cedar Street (west of Byrom Street)
●Cyprus Street
●Hickory Street
●Lee Street
●Orange Street
●Pecan Street
A three-d…
Forest stewardship workshop scheduled
MILTON — An upcoming workshop will focus on prescribed burns.
The event — 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Blackwater River State Forest’s Bear Lake Pavilion — will provide an overview on uses o…
Gulf Breeze park under renovation
Tiger Point Park in Gulf Breeze will be closed approximately two weeks for resurfacing. Preparations have begun for placement of pour-in-place, Americans with Disabilities Act-accessible rubberized s…
LETTER: Grow up, Milton
Dear editor,
The tax for a new courthouse failed for the same reasons it has always failed: location, location, location.
The taxpayers don't want to put a new courthouse in a place that has …
Free kids’ park pass offered
GULF BREEZE — Gulf Islands National Seashore wants fourth-graders to visit the park for free this year as part of the Every Kid in a Park program.
The park pass is valid for a full calendar year. …
More school resource officers among new sheriff's plans
MILTON — Bob Johnson prevailed as the favorite in this week’s election to replace retiring Sheriff Wendell Hall.
According to the county’s supervisor of elections office, Johnson — who takes off…
Santa Rosa officials talk on courthouse, infrastructure tax results
MILTON — The primary election provided a win for funding Santa Rosa County public improvements while presenting another obstacle for funding a new courthouse.
Voters approved the infrastructure …