On Thursday, May 9, Keller Williams Emerald Coast in Navarre presented a check for $4,800 to Emerald Coast Exceptional Families, a 501c3 nonprofit which provides support services to special needs families.
The money will go toward funding for the SAFE program, something ECEF started with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office in 2022. The SAFE program is meant to foster better communication between law enforcement agencies and the special needs community.
Imogene Theatre is getting a facelift. The historical landmark, which was purchased by Liberty Church in 2023, is currently being renovated to fulfill the church’s vision of creating a Milton campus.
“We’ve been able to get started (but) we haven’t been able to do everything that we need to because permitting is still in process,” said Josh Lipscomb, lead pastor at Liberty Church.
On May 4, Sean Hollonbeck of Milton allegedly held an Uber driver at gunpoint after the driver dropped his 13 year old daughter off at Hollonbeck’s residence on Dolphin Road. The incident has garnered quite a bit of attention from locals, many of whom know Hollonbeck.
A day after Hollonbeck spoke to the press, Uber has responded to questions regarding their rideshare policies for minors.
Outside his home on Dolphin Road in Milton, Sean Hollonbeck, a 31-year veteran and founder of the Warhorse Project, spoke to members of the media in an attempt to clear up what happened May 4 that led to his arrest for kidnapping – false imprisonment and aggravated assault.
“The vast majority of this story has not been presented to the public whatsoever,” Hollonbeck said.
A 31-year-old Pensacola man was killed in a single vehicle accident on Diamond Street early Wednesday morning, according to a report from Florida Highway Patrol.
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — After a quick taxi out to Duke Field’s runway, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Geraghty spun up the 21-foot, electric aircraft’s 80-horsepower engine and zoomed forward. The Pipistrel Velis Electro quietly lifted off heading north as the sun dipped in the west around dusk April 22.
In celebration of its 30th Arbor Day, the City of Milton hosted a tree planting ceremony at Milton High School on April 26. The event will feature the planting of a three-foot Caliper Live Oak, purchased from Panhandle Growers, on the east side of the campus next to the anchor, along Stewart Street.
The founder of a horse farm in Milton found himself behind bars Monday, May 5 for pointing a rifle at an Uber driver. Sean Hollonbeck, 54, faces kidnapping – false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill charges stemming from a May 4 incident involving his daughter and an Uber driver.
Tyndall Air Force Base — In 2024, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, became the first Air Force installation to transition to the fluorine-free foam within its fire departments, effectively replacing the aqueous film-forming foam that contained Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances. The new foam is a primary component of a Department of Defense-wide effort to phase out PFAS-containing AFFF from land-based firefighting equipment.
