“He’s a changed man,” said Santa Rosa County Tax Collector Stan Nichols of his youngest son, Bryce, who recently returned from a mission trip to Nicaragua.
Volunteers from the Santa Rosa County Master Gardeners visited Woodlawn Middle School on April 25. While there, the gardeners demonstrated the use of their Garden Mosaic process to identify plants.
May is “officially” Military Appreciation Month, even though I thought it was every month and every day of the year. At least in May – the military is in the spotlight. We have several stories in this issue that highlight the military as we do every week. We appreciate and support the troops, past and present.
During the past week-to-10 days, House and Senate negotiators have worked on scores of details — big and small — in the $74 billion state budget for the fiscal year starting July 1.
Traffic congestion caused by the signal at U.S. Highway 98 and Navarre Beach Bridge was one of several important traffic issues addressed by the Santa Rosa County Tourist Development Council at its monthly meeting April 17.
The Navarre High School NJROTC Unit members recently received a pleasant surprise with the news that the unit was selected as the best unit in Area 8, and will be heading to nationals.
On the heels of the good news that Priton Homes has begun hiring in Santa Rosa Industrial Park, Santa Rosa County commissioners approved the sale of a 35-acre parcel located on East Milton Road for a reduced price of $20,000 per acre to Goldring Gulf Distributing, LLC, a business which had been code-named Project Gold Rush by the Santa Rosa Economic Development Office.
Spring is a great time to be on the fairways and enjoying the beautiful weather of Northwest Florida. And, since May is Military Appreciation Month, it’s also a great time to honor those who have served and are serving our great country.
Downtown Milton will be rocking, and the good times rolling as the second year of Bands on the Blackwater will kick off with Southern Soul on Friday, May 3 at the Blackwater River in Milton.