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A record amount of bed tax dollars was collected in June, with the figure topping $860,000.

A Milton women and three children were injured Thursday afternoon when she swerved to avoid someone who cut her off and lost control of her minivan.

The vehicle rolled several times in the median, seriously injuring two of the children. The driver and one of the other children sustained minor injuries. The accident happened at about 5 p.m. near mile marker 25, according to the Florida HIghway Patrol media release.

A Milton woman driving an Okaloosa County School bus Wednesday was injured when an 18-year-old girl rear-ended the bus on U.S. Highway 90. The teen, who was from DeFuniak Springs, did not survive the collision.

Since Nabors, Giblin & Nickerson announced their resignation, the BOCC have been looking for a replacement for the firm. District 1 Commissioner Sam Parker provided a possible solution during Thursday’s BOCC work session, since only one other law firm has reached out.

Work on the new Publix development on the southeastern edge of the county is well underway and the lease for the new grocery store has been signed.

The 43,387-square-foot supermarket and 2,100-square-foot liquor store are being built on 10 acres of land at the northwest corner of U.S. Highway 98 and Rosewood Drive.

Despite concerns from nearby residents, the Santa Rosa County Zoning Board approved a request to allow an educational institution at the 6000 Block of Tanglewood Drive in Milton.

In a sturdy building that looks like it’s meant to hunker down in during a storm, a crew of dispatchers works 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

They’re the people whose voices you will hear if you call 911.

Despite persistent effort, a commissioner was unable to delay the Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners from voting to give a municipality in his district $1 million toward construction of a park.

Santa Rosa Medical Group is offering COVID testing at two locations:

Holley-Navarre Water System’s monthly board meeting on Aug. 17 concluded in “record time,” as described by one of the board members after the meeting was adjourned.