Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field recognized the accomplishments of soon-to-be-advanced Sailors during a frocking ceremony Thursday, May 29. Twenty-six Sailors were all smiles as they were able …
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Over $20 Million in SBA Disaster Loans Approved in Florida; Deadline Approaching for Physical Damage
ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration reminds homeowners, renters, businesses and non-profit organizations in Florida of the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages cause…
Father and son dispute leads to arrest
family disturbance leads to an aggravated battery arrest Sunday, when father and son arguments lead to violence. Cheyenne Cody Free, 30, Milton, was found walking down a driveway carrying a shovel in…
Great American Clean Up volunteers making a difference
On Saturday, April 19th; the Clean Community System had great success with their Great American Cleanup in Floridale. The 40 cubic yard dumpster filled up quickly. Cleanup by the Floridale Wild, Beau…
Adventure Club cycles Blackwater Trail
The Adventure Club of the Center for Lifelong Learning is a group of older folks who gather to cycle together. Last week they came to Milton and rode the Blackwater Bike Path from Milton to Naval A…
First show for Gulf Coast Rabbit Breeders Club
Adorable bunnies of all sizes and colors dotted the June Ates Arena in the first Gulf Coast Rabbit Breeders Club show Saturday at the Santa Rosa County Fairgrounds. Helen Wartman, club president and …
Update: Brothers drown by Deaton's Bridge
The bodies of two young men who drowned in an extension of the Blackwater River were recovered by divers from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office overnight.
The brothers, 26-year-old David Flor…
Man arrested for aggravated battery
A Milton man was arrested Sunday and charged with aggravated battery and obstructing justice for hitting his wife and taking her phone after she called 911 the week before. James R. Clingerman, 54, w…
Locals enjoy winemaking from their backyard grapes
Before relocating to Santa Rosa County in 2000 from Houston, Texas Kevin and Elaine Dinwiddie never would have considered themselves winemakers. However, when purchasing their home they acquired a he…
Rebuilding America's sweet medicine
On a farm in Jay lives a U.S. mail carrier whose second business has proven far sweeter than his job. For the last 20 years, Chester Capers has produced honey, starting, he said, with a single colony…