A new face to cattle

Less than a decade ago, Florida was the top calving state in the nation.  Practically every major cattle ranch and dairy farm in America had cattle birthed in Florida.  Those days, it would appear, a…

MHS Electrathon competes

Milton High School laid some rubber at Five Flags with Ethyn Periman at the wheel under team leader and MHS teacher Jim McGhee. Periman completed 23 laps before running out of juice for the first rac…

The art of bread making

THE ART OF BREAD MAKING is something
that’s almost gone by the wayside. It’s very easy to
just pick up a loaf at the local grocery instead of
dissolving yeast and waiting for the bread to ri…

Update: Urgent Need for Blood Donations

Blood Supply Impacted in the Panhandle                                                                                             
Jail Explosion and Flooding Update
 
(Pensacola, Florida M…

Updated water notices

Boil Water Notices/Private Well Safety
 
PRECAUTIONARY BOIL WATER NOTICE ISSUED BY HOLLEY-NAVARRE WATER SYSTEM
 
The Holley-Navarre Water System has issued a precautionary boil water noti…

Department of Health notice

Due to heavy rainfall in the past several days that may have contaminated recreational water ways, the Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County is advising residents to avoid water related a…

Explosion at Escambia Central Booking

An explosion at Escambia County Central Booking Facility at 11 p.m. Wednesday night caused a partial building collapse, according to county officials. About 600 inmates were in the facility at the ti…