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Construction Career Days celebrates largest year yet, with nearly 1,400 students

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on March 2, 2026. Posted in Business, Education, Milton, News.

Northwest Florida Construction Career Days celebrated a record-breaking sixth year in 2026. The annual construction and transportation career fair drew more than 1,400 students and chaperones from schools across seven Northwest Florida counties. Counties involved in this year’s event included Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Jackson and Washington counties.

Milton family returns to Sacred Heart to thank staff who saved child

Written by Staff Reporters on February 26, 2026. Posted in Community, Milton, News.

Every Valentine’s Day, while many families exchange cards and candy, 11-year-old Zeph Hay and his mom, Liz Knight, of Milton, return to the place where love once meant the fight to survive. Their annual visit to Studer Family Children’s Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola marks the anniversary of the day Zeph nearly died.

Milton mother arrested in connection to homicide of 6-year-old child

Written by Staff Reporters on February 25, 2026. Posted in Crime, Milton, News.

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office is actively investigating a homicide that occurred in the 5000 block of Nowling Drive in Milton.

School district’s Center for Innovation close to opening

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on February 23, 2026. Posted in Education, Milton, News.

Santa Rosa County District Schools is close to opening its Center for Innovation. Katelyn Kent, district public information and family and community outreach officer, anticipates a ribbon cutting for the new facility will be held in the spring.

County in talks with Navy to acquire Santa Rosa Outlying Field in East Milton

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 26, 2026. Posted in Milton, News.

Santa Rosa County is in preliminary talks with the U.S. Navy to acquire a 694-acre airfield adjacent to the Northwest Florida Industrial Park at I-10. The airfield, known as Santa Rosa Outlying Field, is still in use by the Navy. If you’ve driven on Highway 87 South near Interstate 10 exit 31, then you’ve likely seen orange and white helicopters flying.

County cold weather shelter open for two more nights

Written by Staff Reporters on January 26, 2026. Posted in Community, Milton, News.

In addition to Monday, Jan. 26, and Tuesday, Jan. 27, the cold weather shelter for the homeless and/or heatless will be open on the nights of Wednesday, Jan. 28, Thursday, Jan. 29, and Friday, Jan. 30 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton.

Four people arrested for burglary in Milton

Written by Staff Reporters on January 19, 2026. Posted in Crime, Milton, News.

An alleged burglary Friday, Jan. 16, led to the arrest of four people in Milton. The incident was reported after a neighbor noticed suspicious activity and alerted the homeowner. Deputies with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office responded, and the suspects attempted to flee before being apprehended.

Otter spotting in Annie’s Basin highlights furry apex predator

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on January 15, 2026. Posted in Community, Milton, News.

Late last month, a Milton resident posted a picture of a river otter swimming through Annie’s Basin near the Blackwater River. The woman was on her dock when a little furry head stuck out of the water. While not an uncommon sight, river otters are not exactly the poster child for Florida animals. Despite not being as famed as alligators, manatees and Florida panthers, river otters play an important ecological role.

Background details surface on teens accused in Danika Troy killing

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on December 19, 2025. Posted in Crime, Milton, News.

Navarre Press has learned additional information about the two teens accused in the death of 14-year-old Danika Troy in Floridatown in early December.

County cold weather shelter to open Dec. 19

Written by Staff Reporters on December 17, 2025. Posted in Community, Milton, News.

The cold weather shelter for the homeless and heatless will be open on the night of Friday, Dec. 19 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton.