January 2018



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Made in the Panhandle: Electric bikes

SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. (WJHG) - Kayla was live Monday at YOLO Board and Bike where they are revealing their new electric bicycles. The bicycles can be bought or rented. They retail around $2,500 per bike. The 4-inch tires allow you to take them over an... Read More

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Hope on the Beach

This is why Hope on the Beach in Santa Rosa Beach hosts church services at the Ed Walline beach access along Scenic Highway 30A and directly across the street from the beach access at Shunk Gulley Oyster Bar. Pastor Jason Scheler said he wants the chur... Read More

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South Walton Children’s Chorus opens registration

In its third season under the direction of opera singer Kara Bishop, the South Walton Children's Chorus provides Destin and Santa Rosa Beach students the opportunity to learn to read music, strengthen vocal fundamentals and form long-lasting friendships. Bishop currently teaches 15 students, but is ... Read More

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Ice cream truck vandalism is no treat

SANTA ROSA BEACH — A 71-year-old ice cream truck driver is hoping authorities can find whoever stabbed his truck tires. Paul McCarty discovered the vandalism to his truck Tuesday night and reported it to the Walton County Sheriff's Office the next morning. He's been driving an ice cream truck in the ... Read More



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Alabama man dies in dump truck crash

A man from Seminole, Alabama was killed Friday night after a collision with a dump truck.James Swope was driving westbound on U.S. Highway 90 in Escambia County in a 2001 Nissan Maxima when he rear ended a dump truck on Highway 90 that had just exited a weigh station, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol.Swope died from injuries incurred in the crash.Patrick [...]
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