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Southern Raceway acquired by local racing family

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Business, Community.

When Southern Raceway in East Milton went up for sale, some in the local racing community feared the property would be sold to a developer and that days at the dirt track would be a thing of the past.

That was also the fear of the Joiner brothers, Jonathan, Joseph and Joshua. As Joshua puts it, the brothers were practically raised at the track.

Taken in minutes: A local case spotlighting Florida’s child welfare system

Written by Gail Acosta on . Posted in Community, News.

It was March 6, 2024, when Joy Zuraff returned home from the park with her 5-year-old daughter, Kenlee. The afternoon had been ordinary — swings, sunshine, a brief escape from the medical stress that had shadowed their lives. Then Zuraff’s phone rang. A friend told her the Department of Children and Families planned to stop by, take a quick look at Kenlee and close the case.

What happened next would upend her family’s life.

250Anniversary

SHARE YOUR STORY In honor of America’s 250th anniversary in 2026, Navarre Press will share stories about the nation’s founders and invite readers to contribute their own family stories from the past. The focus is on both well-known figures and ordinary families whose personal stories, documents, and traditions connect to the Revolutionary era or early […]

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

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . 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 officials, community celebrates opening of Buffalo Rock facility in East Milton

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Business, News.

Close to a hundred people gathered in East Milton’s I-10 industrial park Wednesday, Jan. 21, to celebrate the recent opening of Buffalo Rock’s 352,800 square-foot Santa Rosa campus.

The facility, which includes 312,800 square feet of distribution space and 40,000 square feet of office space, is designed to handle logistics and product shipping along the Gulf Coast region, including much of the Panhandle. Construction on the facility began in September 2023. It has been open for about a month.

African-American faith leaders say Martin Luther King Jr’s work continues

Written by Hansen Hasenberg on . Posted in Community, Faith.

Monday marked the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January each year.

King, a civil rights leader and pastor from Atlanta, spent much of his adult life campaigning for an end to Jim Crow laws in the American South and advocating for fair and equal treatment of minorities, particularly African Americans, in the United States.