February 2018

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Checklist S42731345

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Santa Rosa Beach, FL

43 Eagle Haven Dr, Santa Rosa Beach, FL is a 2832 sq ft, 5 bed, 3 bath home listed on Trulia for $376525 in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. Read More


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Report: SRSO has fired 10 deputies since sheriff’s election

MILTON — A firm stance on deputy conduct has led to 10 firings since voters put Sheriff Bob Johnson in the office in 2016, he said.This is despite the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office’s staffing shortage, which led to county commissioners approving a 10 percent raise for deputies in January of 2017. “There is nothing more damaging than a bad cop,” Public Information Officer Rich Aloy said. The department takes all officer [...]
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Dear Monty: Will the real estate market crash?

Reader Question: Some people fear another real estate market crash. We see the real estate market has recovered in many markets. We are considering selling our current home and buying or building another house. With these conflicting opinions, it is difficult to figure out whether to go ahead. Do you think the housing market will experience a significant correction soon? Monty’s Answer: To look into the future direction of the real estate market is complicated. It is for this [...]
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Citizen requests school district form policy process

NICEVILLE — A Fort Walton Beach resident wants the Okaloosa County School Board to develop a process on the formation of new policies and procedures.During the public comments section of Monday's School Board meeting, Gene Earley asked the members to develop a standardized process after he said he found faults in multiple policy drafts in recent months."You would think after all of this time, trial and error, statutory reviews of the laws and the process over all of [...]
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Officer uses pepper spray, stun gun to stop school fight

ORLANDO — Two students have been arrested following a fight at a Florida middle school that ended with an officer using pepper spray and a stun gun.Orlando police officials say the fight broke out Tuesday morning at Glenridge Middle School.The school's resource officer sprayed the chemical on the students when they didn't comply with his commands to stop fighting. Local news outlets report the officer used the stun gun when the pepper spray didn't stop the students. [...]
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Report: Woman leaves 2 young kids in chilly parking lot

SHALIMAR — A 33-year-old woman was charged with two counts of felony child cruelty after dropping her two young children in a parking lot and going into a restaurant.Temperatures were in the mid-40s and the children weren't wearing jackets, according to Jana Lynn Bronson's Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office arrest report. The wind chill was 36 degrees.According to the report, Bronson was driving erratically and had just caused a crash. Witnesses told deputies that she [...]
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