MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Clara Ester's eyes were fixed on the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. as he stood on the concrete balcony of the Lorraine Motel.King was in Memphis to support a sanitation workers' strike, and Ester, a college student, had been marching alongside the strikers as they sought better pay and working conditions. She and some friends had gone to the motel for a catfish dinner when she saw King chatting happily, not far from where she stood.Then Ester heard the [...]

Israel announced a deal with the U.N. on Monday to resettle African migrants in Western nations, but hours later put the agreement on hold.

NAVARRE — The lawsuit between Navarre Area Chamber of Commerce and Beach Community Bank President & CEO Tony Hughes has been settled.In May 2016, Hughes filed a defamation lawsuit against the chamber and its former CEO, Judy Morehead. The legal complaint alleges Morehead made false claims at a chamber board meeting that Hughes had taken money out of the NBACC's Military Affairs bank account, held the funds personally and had been forced to return them.In a letter [...]

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — The proposed half-cent sales tax initiative will be decided by Walton County voters on Aug. 28.At Tuesday's Board of County Commissioners meeting, commissioners voted unanimously to place the sales tax initiative on the 2018 primary ballot.District 5 Commissioner Tony Anderson said the tax could generate $50-$60 million — or more — over its five-year duration. Funds would be used to help fund much-needed roads, bridges and other [...]