April 2020
Florida Continues Reopening Beaches, With Social Distancing
Santa Rosa County Commissioner Sam Parker said last week that he's asking commissioners to consider allowing residents to use Navarre Beach for ...
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Hospitals support re-opening Navarre Beach, Pensacola Beach ‘with conditions’
Health care leaders in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties sent a letter Wednesday to commissioners in both counties saying they support the limited ...
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CORONAVIRUS BY CITY/COUNTY: Milton, Crestview, Panama City, Washington County with …
Age range: 20-90. Hospitalized: 7. Deaths: 0. — Santa Rosa Beach, 11,. — Miramar Beach, 3,. — Freeport, 3,. – Missing, 1. — DeFuniak Springs, 6,.
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CORONAVIRUS: South Walton boardwalk becoming beach on Scenic Gulf Drive
The couple moved to Santa Rosa Beach about a year ago, and until the county's local state of emergency closed the beaches last month, they made ...
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Freeport City Council discusses “Car Parades” as special events [PREMIUM]
Story by STACY MARTIN NOTE: This is a continuation of the Freeport City Council meeting held on April 14, via GoToMeetings video platform Continuing with the [...]
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Exemption approved to allow farmer’s markets again on Walton County scenic corridors
By DOTTY NIST After being discontinued in March, farmer’s markets operating on Walton County’s scenic corridors will be allowed to resume. The change is the result [...]
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WCSO to use forfeiture funds to provide free safety masks to public
From WCSO Money previously seized during criminal activity is now being used to provide safety equipment to the citizens of Walton County during the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]
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New Fire Chief joins DeFuniak Springs team
From Christopher Mitchell, Public Information Officer The city of DeFuniak Springs has selected Walton County native Ross Sheffield as the city’s new fire chief replacing retired Fire [...]
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Neighbors challenge county plans for Walton Dunes property in court [PREMIUM]
By DOTTY NIST Neighbors of the county-owned beachfront property known as Walton Dunes have filed a petition appealing Walton County’s approval of plans for the vacant [...]
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