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Human remains found Sunday in a wooded lot off of Sandy Forest Road in Milton are believed to belong to a homicide victim. At this time, all indicators are leading Major Crimes Detectives to suspect this death was a homicide, according to a Wednesday afternoon update from the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office.

The remains were taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy and identification. The deceased has been identified but public release is pending notification of next-of-kin. The exact cause of death is still under investigation.

Waste Pro notified its customers Tuesday that the initial round of new cart deliveries has been completed. Collections under the old schedule will continue through Saturday, April 3. The new collection schedule will go into effect Monday, April 5. Customers will be notified when old cans will be retrieved. Please do not use them after April 3.

The Santa Rosa County Board of Commissioners discussed the American Rescue Plan Act at a meeting March 23.

Ask Gail Ferris when the Navarre Taco Bell is hiring and she’ll have a quick answer.

“Forever,” says the area coach for four of the popular fast-food restaurants. “We are always hiring.”

Right now, the need for staff is high for many businesses in Navarre and on the beach, in both Navarre and Pensacola. It’s been made more challenging, managers say, by the recent round of stimulus checks, which essentially pay people for doing nothing.

The Florida Department of Transportation informed the public Monday that additional repair work would be required before the bridge can be reopened.

Okaloosa County and Pensacola Veterans Affairs Vet Centers continue to provide veterans with readjustment counseling services to veterans in person and also by phone and VA Video Connect.

The City of Milton operates a sewer system that serves more than 5,000 customers in the City of Milton, Berryhill area, East Milton, NAS Whiting Field and Munson area.

The City is in the process of building a new Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility to serve this growing area.

Principal Beth Mosley and vice principal Trish Johnson stepped on the foundation of East Bay K-8 for the first time Friday afternoon. Construction of the new school in Holley by the Sea is coming along and the project is still on time to welcome students this fall.

Mosley and Johnson have been working hard to get everything ready for that day. Friday morning the dynamic duo announced the school’s mascot, colors and motto for the first time.

Several local officials traveled to Tallahassee last week to meet with other county leaders and talk to local legislative members. The event was 2021 Legislative Day organized by the Florida Association of Counties.

The Tourist Development Council recommended spending $67,000 to fund more than a dozen events planned for its next fiscal year, which begins October 2021.