Community Corner
🌱 How a $25K grant will upgrade Milton’s rescue capabilities
Coming up: Chamber Networking Lunch (Santa Rosa Chamber) on the Milton Patch calendar

Good morning Milton! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a $25K grant will upgrade Milton's rescue capabilities
- Milton residents involved in deadly three-vehicle crash on U.S. 90
Also on today's calendar: CERT Basic Course and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Sunny and less humid, with a high of 93 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 94, low: 69.
- Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 94 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Milton Fire Department receives grant to purchase life-saving equipment (wkrg.com) — Milton residents should know their fire department just secured a $25,195 grant to buy new hydraulic rescue tools that can free people from crashed vehicles more quickly and safely. Funded by the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation and supported by the local Milton restaurant, the equipment upgrade is meant to strengthen emergency response across the community.
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• 2 men killed in three-vehicle crash (miramarflnews.com subscription) — Two men from DeFuniak Springs were killed in a three-vehicle crash Tuesday morning at U.S. 90 and State Road 285, while a Milton woman and her passenger in an SUV were not injured. The Florida Highway Patrol says a pickup turned into the path of an oncoming semitrailer, triggering the deadly chain-reaction collision.
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📸 Around Milton
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Milton
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★ Featured events ★
- Chamber Networking Lunch (Santa Rosa Chamber) →
The Hangar, 3966 Avalon Blvd, Milton
12:00 pm
Friday September 18
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Other local events
- CERT Basic Course →
Santa Rosa County Emergency Management, 4499 Pine Forest Road, Milton
6:00 pm - Leah's Pantry - Food Smarts for Adults →
Christ United Methodist, 5983 Dogwood Dr., Milton
10:30 am - The Market of Milton →
5203 Elmira St, Milton
4:00 pm - Land and Harvest Open House →
6263 Dogwood Drive, Milton - 18th Annual Sweet Season Farms Corn Maze and U-Pick Pumpkins and Sunflowers →
Sweet Season Farms, 2260 Horn Road, Milton - Holland Farms Pumpkin Patch & Maze →
Holland Farms, 2055 Homer Holland Road, Milton - CWF Proving Ground 7 →
Santa Rosa County Auditorium, 4530 Spikes Way, Milton
Friday September 18
Monday September 21
Thursday September 24
Saturday September 26
📣 Milton Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Leah's Pantry - Food Smarts for Adults →
Chumuckla Senior Center, 2355 Hwy 182 W, Pace
11:00 am - Architectural Review Board Meeting →
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2:00 pm - Community Redevelopment Agency →
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5:30 pm - Sundial Utilities of Milton, Inc. →
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5:45 pm
Thursday September 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- ISO Golden Retriever !!
Our Golden is in need of a friend . Preferably a year old (Nextdoor Auckland / Sea Port) - Don't fall for scams
If you see something posted like the picture I have added, they are scams. They've been doing this for years. There has definitely been more scammers… (Nextdoor Carroll Rd)
- IHOP posted a job opening for Server in Milton. Apply here.
- CURO Health Services, LLC posted a job opening for Board Position Name Registered Nurse in Milton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Milton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pace
- Property officials working on solution to regularly flooded Pace neighborhood (weartv.com)
- Highlights from the Amy Wolfenden Invitational (srpressgazette.com)
Pensacola
- Pensacola airport to welcome home WWII, Vietnam veterans returning from Honor Flight (weartv.com)
- Move-ins paused as Pensacola pallet shelters get windows up to hurricane code (weartv.com)
- Pensacola Interstate Fair announces new CEO ahead of 91st annual event (wkrg.com)
Ok Milton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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