MILTON, Fla. – In Santa Rosa County, the Florida Forest Service will be giving away a variety of tree species in 1-gallon containers to celebrate Florida’s Arbor Day. Events at a glance January 17 10 a.m. to noon – or until trees are gone Betty Pullum YMCA, 2379 Pawnee Drive, Navarre. January 18 10 a.m. […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – January is Move Over month and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (DHSMV) urges all motorists to move over for emergency and service vehicles stopped along the roadway. Preliminarily in 2018, there were 231 crashes and almost 17,000 citations issued for motorists failing to move over. DHSMV and the […]
It’s possible to have a great lawn using Florida-friendly methods. Learn about the right timing and methods for fertilizing and weed control, proper irrigation, and other practices for your lawn from Mary Salinas, residential horticulture agent in the UF/IFAS Santa Rosa County Extension Office. This free class will be offered on two different days in […]
The Santa Rosa Board of County Commissioners will hold a commission committee meeting in the Administrative Complex, 6495 Caroline St. in Milton, on Mon., Jan. 7 at 9 a.m. Please note that public forum will begin at 8:30 a.m.Please see the interactive agenda with backup supporting documents. This meeting will be streamed live.
Wreaths Across America is a national program that provides wreaths to civic organizations to place on Veterans’ gravesites all across America. Each December, in communities just like ours, citizens get together to honor veterans by placing a wreath on their gravesite and say the veteran’s name out loud. This past Saturday, Mitzi Dixon lead the […]
Live trees are a festive and fragrant holiday decoration for many families during the Christmas holidays, but how does one dispose of a real tree once the decorations come down? Santa Rosa County residents with waste haulers may place real wreaths and Christmas trees at the curb for pick-up with their regular yard waste collection. […]
Holiday ClosuresThe library system will close on Tues., Jan. 1 in observance of New Year’s Day and on Mon., Jan. 21 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Family Story Hour “Book a Trip” with Family Story Hour! Join us as we journey to all seven continents. There will be stories, activities, and […]
Free clinic to introduce boys and girls to game of lacrosseThe Milton Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with the Milton High School Lacrosse program to hold a free lacrosse clinic for girls and boys in sixth through eighth grade. No lacrosse experience is necessary to participate in this clinic. The clinic will be held […]
Blackwater Beauties a local pageantry system in Jay, FL recently visited The Ronald McDonald House in Pensacola to donate their pop tabs that was collected at their most recent pageant. They donated 70lbs totaling 88,690 pop tabs. For the year they have donated over 100 lbs & 114,000 pop tabs to help The Ronald McDonald […]
Thursday- The Food Court at Cordova Mall in Pensacola sounded very festive on Thursday due to around 50 fifth graders from Jay Elementary School. The students sang almost 10 Christmas songs to shoppers as they traveled through the mall. Some songs were sung with music behind them while the fifth graders provided their own music […]
