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Local growth is evident in Milton
Slowly but surely the business climate in Milton is warming up. A number of businesses have newly opened or reopened either in downtown Milton proper or on the fringes of the city in key locations. S…
Anytime Fitness opens in Santa Rosa Commons
The new Anytime Fitness Pace franchisee opened in the Santa Rosa Commons for business on Dec. 15. As with all Anytime Fitness Centers, it will remain open 24 hours per day 365 days per year. Owners C…
Briefs
Pace High Quarterback Club to sell memorial bricks The Pace High Quarterback Club has started selling personalized brick pavers for $100 each as a program fundraiser. The new walkway will start at th…
In the Neighborhood … with Santa Claus
Q: Please tell us what you do and what groups you are involved with. A: I deliver toys to every good little girl and boy on Christmas Eve, and I have a membership to the Cookie of the Month Club.
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Supervisor of elections ponders retirement, new voting techniques
Imagine a scenario in which perhaps six voting precincts serve the county’s voting public with people voting at whichever one they choose, and with four or five days to do it. Or maybe there are no p…
Clerk of court is ready for life’s next challenge
“It’s been a wonderful life,” Mary M. Johnson said, expressing her feelings about leaving a public position she has held for the past 18 years. On Jan. 6, she will turn over the office of Santa Rosa …
Sanders Street to see an upgrade
Armed with a $2.5 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the city of Milton is advancing full speed ahead to address a long-standing problem area on and around Sanders Street. T…
Sheriff's Report – Dec. 12, 2012
KEY
MVOP – misdemeanor violation of probation
FVOP – felony violation of probation
Agg – aggravated
Poss – possession
Meth – methamphetamine
DUI – driving under the influence
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A bear of a problem
Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties appear to have a bear of a problem with almost 600 registered complaints with the FWC.
Recently, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) euthan…