While on a military assignment on the west coast of the United States I had the opportunity to meet and greet several hundred soldiers. One day while making my rounds through the base, I met one young man who had been working a 14-hour shift at his job. I asked him, “It was […]
In front of a packed house at JHS (estimated 500 plus) the Royals downed Northview 8-5 to win the district championship (Brian Watson’s 8th as head coach).
The Panhandle Butterfly House will celebrate its grand opening for the 2018 season on Saturday, May 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Special events at the grand opening include: A plant sale with butterfly friendly plants The Pollen Express will teach children about pollination Interactive children’s games Wildflower exhibit The Monarch Market with many butterfly […]
A popular central Santa Rosa County park is getting a much-needed makeover! Optimist Park, located at 6244 Old Bagdad Highway in Milton, is closing for renovations Thursday, April 19 through mid-August. The new Optimist Inclusive Park will consist of an all-inclusive playground for children. Enhancements will also include a paved parking, an ADA-friendly interconnecting sidewalk […]
On Wednesday Jay hosted the District 1A track meet. In both the boys and girls sides, the PCA Warriors were crowned champion. The Lady Royals finished 6th in the district while the boys finished 4th. Listed below are the members of the track teams that advanced to regionals and will be competing at the FHSAA […]
The Royals traveled to Atmore to face EA Monday night. Jay took home the victory 12-9. T. Flowers, Burgess, and Cook each had two hits. Kelley, J. Flowers, and T. Flowers each had a walk. Burgess and Burkhead had three RBIs and Seib added two more. Flowers and Pierce were both on the mound for […]
The City of Milton’s Senior Program is proud to announce we have fun ways to be artistic at the Guy Thompson Community Center! Every Wednesday you can join our fun artist group at 8:30 a.m. or you can join the beading group at 10 a.m. This class is a great way to be creative. The […]
Spring is a time of renewal and can bring refreshing inspirations into our lives. The unexpected inspirations can be the best of all. Years ago, one of those times occurred three days after celebrating Easter with my family. I had military orders to report to an assignment in a northern state. It was […]
Four individual family-style restrooms are now open at the Bagdad Mill Site Park. The cost to construct the restroom was $143,000 including $10,500 for design and permitting, $30,780 for utility infrastructure and $101,720 for building construction. The project was made possible by local option sales tax recreation funds, District II recreation funds, Florida Coastal Partnership Initiative […]
