Kelly Gillis Named Milton High Football Coach
Kelly Gillis Named Milton High Football Coach
Milton High School is excited to announce that Kelly Gillis has been named as Head Football Coach. Coach Gillis is a 1991 Milton High graduate and has served as an assistant football coach at MHS for well over two decades. He has worked his way through the coaching ranks as an assistant to the past … read more
Remembering Terry Joseph Broxson
Remembering Terry Joseph Broxson
I took some time off from writing stories for the South Santa Rosa News for the last 6 months due to the death of my son, Terry Joseph Broxson. You never think that you will have to bury a child before your time is up here on this Earth. It does happen and I can … read more
Gulfarium Offers After-Hours Dinner for Valentine’s Day
Gulfarium Offers After-Hours Dinner for Valentine’s Day
The Gulfarium is offering couples the opportunity to enjoy its park after hours in celebration of Valentine’s Day. Couples will have the opportunity to meet one of the resident penguins and learn more about feathered friends. The magical evening will then move indoors, where couples will be served a delicious three-course meal while enjoying the … read more
New Indoor Water Park to Open at OWA in May
New Indoor Water Park to Open at OWA in May
OWA Parks & Resort today announced their new indoor water park will open in May 2022. Additionally, the park announced it is rebranding itself as Tropic Falls. Originally opened as The Park at OWA in 2017, the resort is transforming its 14-acre amusement park, featuring 23 rides and attractions, as well as a new $70+ … read more
FWC K-9 Locates Missing Person’s Body
FWC K-9 Locates Missing Person’s Body
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission K-9 Zara and her handler, Officer Jason Hutchinson, located a missing person’s body last month on Eglin Air Force Base’s Wildlife Management Area. The duo was called in to assist by a U.S. Fish and Wildlife officer who reported that a missing person’s personal belongings had been discovered by … read more
Public Service Commission Faces Two Florida Supreme Court Appeals Over FPL Rate Hikes
Public Service Commission Faces Two Florida Supreme Court Appeals Over FPL Rate Hikes
Floridians Against Increased Rates (FAIR) plans to make a Florida Supreme Court appeal over the Florida Public Service Commission’s (PSC) approval of a multi-year base rate increase for Florida Power & Light (FPL). The PSC in October approved a $692 million increase for Jan. 1, 2022 and a $560 million increase in 2023, plus additional … read more
National Seashore to Enforce Campground Size Limits in 2022
National Seashore to Enforce Campground Size Limits in 2022
Beginning February 1, Gulf Islands National Seashore will begin enforcing maximum Recreational Vehicle (RV)/trailer length and height limits for all campsites in the Fort Pickens Campground in Florida and the Davis Bayou Campground in Mississippi. While campsite length limits have been in place for a long time, a new height restriction of 12-feet for the … read more
Navarre Park Improvements $150K Over Budget and Further Delayed
Navarre Park Improvements $150K Over Budget and Further Delayed
Dave Piech represents the Navarre area and his four-year term ends this year. He has not yet pre-filed to seek re-election to another four-year term. Santa Rosa County Commissioners during today’s regular commission meeting will be asked to approve $83,703 in additional costs plus further time delays for Navarre Park improvements, which were first approved … read more
Gaetz Announces First Milestone in Increasing Military Housing Benefits
Gaetz Announces First Milestone in Increasing Military Housing Benefits
This week, Congressman Matt Gaetz (FL-01) and several community leaders announced the final passage of resolutions supporting an increase in the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rate for military service members in Florida’s First District. The resolutions were introduced and passed in Escambia County, Okaloosa County, Santa Rosa County, and Walton County. In 2021, it … read more
Update Expected Today on $20M Morgue Facility Eyed for County-owned Land in East Milton
Update Expected Today on $20M Morgue Facility Eyed for County-owned Land in East Milton
Santa Rosa County as part of its cost-sharing, plans to give the District One Medical Examiner project up to 10 acres of land in East Milton – possibly at the Northwest Florida Industrial Park @ I-10. Additionally, around $4.4 million would need to be contributed toward the effort if current plans progress. The nonprofit District … read more
