Milton News

The first night was the worst. Chrystina Tucker pushed her 7-month-old son's stroller through the streets of Milton looking for shelter.

A ribbon-cutting is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. today for the Santa Rosa Community Clinic, 5520 Stewart St., Milton.

July Fourth is just around the corner, and Santa Rosa residents are ready to paint their county red, white and blue.

Saturday 10th annual Jay Celebration Freedom 5K and One Mile Fun Run: 6 p.m., Jay City Park, 5259 Booker Lane, Jay.

AARP Driver Safety Courses will be offered this month in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties for drivers 55 and older.

Milton High's principal has been reassigned after the school received poor F-CAT scores.

The following government offices and agencies will be closed in observance of the Independence Day holiday: n Pensacola Junior College.

Milton High School's principal has been reassigned after the school saw two years of declining performance on the FCAT.

"Now Milton, don't be greedy, let's pass the cake along and make sure everyone gets a piece." -- Office Space NOTE: This blog entry was not posted Thursday due to a technical error.

The Florida Highway Patrol says one person is dead following an accident on Interstate 10 in Santa Rosa County Thursday evening.

Three teenagers were questioned but not arrested Wednesday following two homemade bomb incidents in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

If you've ever been a parent trying to place your child in a professionally run child care home or center with a safe, caring and happy environment, you know how challenging it can be.

BOB GWALTNEY / Courier & Press The painted sign on the windshield of this Saturn SUV advertising 0 percent financing being offered on some Saturn models casts a shadow on the seats of the new vehicle on the lot of Romain Cross Pointe Auto Park recently.

The Santa Rosa County School District has incurred nearly $200,000 in legal fees so far to defend a prayer-in-schools lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, and the district also could be required to pay more than $250,000 to cover the ACLU's legal fees.

Two people were killed Saturday in a fiery collision on the Garcon Point Bridge in Santa Rosa County.

Authorities are on the hunt for two men who broke into an east Milton home and stole a couple thousand dollars worth of belongings.

The maker of the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons has accused eight people of illegally distributing handbooks on the Internet.

Proceeds from the $5 sale will go toward medical career scholarships and outreach projects of the auxiliary.

Despite previous claims insisting he had experienced catastrophic damage to his Piper Malibu, an Indiana fund manager pleaded guilty last week to intentionally crashing the airplane and sending false distress calls.

Building a good home starts with a solid foundation. If you're buying a house, that foundation begins with your credit score, and the Santa Rosa County Affordable Housing Expo scheduled for Saturday is offering free credit reports.