THE WAY WE WERE: Paddleboarding with manatees
The date was Oct. 7, 2010 when Santa Rosa Beach resident Rich Blasbichler captured these amazing photos while paddling with an aggregation of ...
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City Manager Application Review Committee chooses candidates for interview
City Manager Application Review Committee chooses candidates for interview Story and photo by JENNA BAILEY On Tuesday, June 19, at 11 a.m. the City Manager Application [...]
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BLOTTER: Man charged with intentionally rear-ending ex-girlfriend’s car
SANTA ROSA BEACH — A 23-year-old man was arrested when police say he rear-ended his ex-girlfriend's car in a grocery store parking lot. The man ...
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Seeking Juniors for Junior Golf Classic
Seeking youth golfers aged 8 to 18 to play in Junior Golf Classic July 11 and 12 (Niceville, FL) May 17, 2018…The Northwest Florida Daily News will be hosting the 39th Annual Marvin DeBolt Junior Golf Classic with the proceeds benefiting the Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center. (ECCAC) Young golfers aged 8 to 18, are encouraged […]
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Ambassadors hit the beach in Santa Rosa
NAVARRE — The Santa Rosa County UF/IFAS Extension Office is seeking volunteers to promote safe practices on Navarre Beach.A handful of volunteers participated in the Navarre Beach Ambassador training Wednesday to learn how to be good stewards of Florida's Most Relaxing Place."This program serves two purposes," said Katie Boole, a University of Florida student interning with the extension office through the summer. "It's promoting the area and promoting ways to protect [...]
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Man dead after flatbed crashes into pickup on I-10
MILTON — A Milton man is dead after a traffic accident on Interstate 10 on Thursday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Jimmy L. Berger, 76, was driving a 2016 Ford F-150 pickup truck east on I-10 near the Avalon Boulevard exit as Donald E. Chase, 35, [...]
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Pentagon agrees to provide space for 20,000 migrant children
Army Lt. Col. Jamie Davis said the space is expected to be required at least through the end of this year.
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Koko the gorilla, who learned sign language, dies at 46
Koko was taught sign language from an early age as a scientific test subject and eventually learned more than 1,000 words, a vocabulary similar to that of a human toddler.
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Ethics Commission to hear case against Cecilia Jones
The Florida Commission on Ethics has scheduled a probable cause hearing to evaluate the findings of an investigation launched after two complaints were lodged against Walton County Commissioner Cecilia Jones.Former Walton County resident Art Miller was informed in a letter dated June 18 that the hearing would be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 7 in Tallahassee.Miller filed his complaint last October. He alleged Jones had misused her powers as a commissioner and indulged in various [...]
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Pregnant woman involved in FWB accident (PHOTOS)
FORT WALTON BEACH — A pregnant woman was sent to the hospital following a Thursday afternoon accident on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.A black Cadillac sedan and a red Mustang were involved in an accident at about 4 p.m. Thursday in front of Heather Glenn Apartments, at the intersection of Hunt Club Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. A Florida Highway Patrol crash report has not yet been released.According to the call history record from the Okaloosa County [...]
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