Milton continues push for downtown courthouse

With lingering uncertainty about the future of the Santa Rosa County Courthouse, the city of Milton is continuing its efforts to keep the judicial center downtown. The city will update the Santa Rosa County Commission on Monday on property acquisitions that may be used in the construction of a new downtown Milton courthouse — if the county chooses…

Zoning snafu derails Eastside development

A plan for a multimillion- dollar investment in the Eastside neighborhood by a Georgia foundation that builds affordable housing has fallen through. Paces Foundation, a developer of affordable housing projects in Smyrna, Ga., was under contract to buy from Manna Food Pantries the razed site of the former J. Lee Pickens School at 2501 N.…