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How to apply for FEMA assistance

Jeni Booker Senter

As of May 17. 2009, FEMA has assisted with $65,203 in disaster aid to Santa Rosa County. Housing assistance was $58,515 of the total and other needs assistance totaled $6,687 helping 39 applicants.With the onset of hurricane season, FEMA wants the public... Full story

Covenant Hospice offers grief support group

Feelings of grief and loss can be overwhelming.  For this reason, Covenant Hospice will be offering a six-week grief support group in Milton at the Life at the Covenant Hospice office, located at 5907 Berryhill Rd. from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday... Full story

New Florida Survey Helps Emergency Managers Better

Special to the Press Gazette

The Florida Division of Emergency Management today released the results of a recent poll assessing hurricane awareness and safety issues among Florida’s residents. The survey, which was produced in collaboration with Mason-Dixon Polling and Research,... Full story

Woman Of The Year In Agriculture Award Nomination Deadline Is November 1

Special to the Press Gazette

Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charles H. Bronson today announced that nominations are being accepted for the 2009 “Woman of the Year in Agriculture” award. The award, now in its 25th year, recognizes women who have made outstanding contributions... Full story

Bailly receives Distinguished Flying Cross

Special to the Press Gazette

Edwin Raymond Bailly, of Bagdad, FL, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by direction of the President of the United States for heroism and extraordinary achievement in aerial flight.The Distinguished Flying Cross Society is a non-profit organization... Full story

News Briefs July 1, 2009

NewsbriefsCity Council meetingMilton’s City Council will meet in Executive Session on Monday, July 6, at 4 p.m. in Council Chambers of City Hall, 6738 Dixon Street. All meetings are open to the public. For further information on the meeting, contact... Full story

Matavao & Slack to wed

Special to the Press Gazette

Mr. and Mrs. Kilifi Tapa Matavao, Jr. request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Marie Filomena to Ronnie Lavon Slack on Saturday, the 11th of July, 2009 at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. The wedding will be at The Infantry... Full story

June Community Pride Awards

Special to the Press Gazette

The Milton Garden Club  honors Pinelands Nursery for their business' outstanding entryway. If you head east on Highway 90 before the intersection with Hwy 87, you'll see Pinelands Nursery on the right. The nursery has planted a raised bed full of... Full story

Walker Receives Prestigious Honor in D.C.

- Retired Command Sergeant Major Inducted to Ordnance Hall of Fame

Jay Cope

For more than 34 years, Tyler Walker answered the call to duty serving in both the Marine Corps and the Army.  When the Army called again, it was to recognize those years of faithful service.Walker was inducted into the Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame... Full story

DEADLINE FOR RELEASE OF RUNWAY EXTENSION DRAFT EA EXTENDED UNTIL FALL 2009

As Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast and Naval Air Station (NAS) Whiting Field began reviewing various alternatives for expanding the NAS Whiting Outlying Landing Fields to accommodate the T-6 aircraft operations, it became clear that all... Full story

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