Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office (SRSO) reports a Milton woman struck someone with a car and drove away Thursday night and was also charged with larceny in a separate incident in reference to theft…
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Ward Family selected as Outstanding Farm Family of the Year
On Thursday, Sept. 18, during the 48th Annual Santa Rosa County Farm Tour, the Ward family was selected as the “Outstanding Farm Family of the Year.” Jimmy Ward and his wife Angela accepted the award…
SRC Creek Indian Tribe wins Impact 100 grant
Sunday, the nonprofit organization, Pensacola Bay Area Impact 100, announced the ten $102,500 winners of its 2014 grants, including Santa Rosa County Creek Indian Tribe, Inc. for plans to develop inf…
Milton man arrested on 10 counts sexual battery with minor
Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office reports a Milton man was charged with 10 counts of lewd-lascivious battery with a victim less than 16 years old and two counts of lewd-lascivious molestation with a…
New mayor apologizes to Milton council
City of Milton Mayor Wesley Meiss is sending a message. He said, “I wasn’t deliberately lying. I’m man enough to admit I was wrong.” During Meiss’ first council meeting he said he sent a letter to th…
SRSO: Deputies apprehend 14-year-old female for stabbing in Pace
According to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office, last night, just after midnight, deputies responding to a Pace address discovered a subject had been stabbed in the upper left chest area with a b…
Santa Rosa Kids’ House to host 5th Annual Festival of Trees
Santa Rosa Kids’ House (SRKH) will host its Fifth (5) Annual Festival of Trees on Friday, November 21st and Saturday, November 22nd. This event will take place at the beautifully restored Imogene The…
State seeks death for Thompson
State Attorney Bill Eddins announced Thursday the State intends to seek the death penalty against Derrick Thompson regarding the deaths of Steven and Debra Zackowski.
Thompson entered a plea of no…
First city council meeting sees contention between officials
Tuesday, a historic event took place in Milton city governance. During the 4 p.m. special session, Mayor-elect Wesley Meiss put his hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution as the offic…
Two dead in Jay
Two are dead in the small north Santa Rosa County community of Jay, following what authorities believe may be a murder-suicide.
Misty Wright Herring, a 43-year-old mother of two, was found dead i…