30a News April 25, 2023

Historical Seaside Landmark, Pickle’s, Celebrates 30 Years in Business

Pickle’s, located at 2236 East County Hwy. 30A, is celebrating three decades in business at their original Seaside Central Square location. Founded in 1993 by Bill and Heavenly Dawson, of The Dawson Group, Pickle’s began with only 48 square feet and a limited menu consisting of hotdogs, beer, and pickles. The locally owned and operated eatery quickly became famous for their burgers and hand-spun milkshakes. Throughout the years, Pickle’s has become an unofficial historical landmark in the Seaside community and is one of the few establishments that has remained in the same location along Seaside Square. In 2023, 30A’s® Hot Spot Awards named Pickle’s the Hottest Spot for Burgers. After 32 years in business, the Dawsons sold their company consisting of the five notable Seaside restaurants, including Dawson’s Yogurt, It’s Heavenly Shortcakes and Ice Cream, Pickle’s, The Shrimp Shack, and Wild Bill’s Beach Dogs, to Clark and Ashley Beecher of Houston, Texas. Through a chance meeting and mutual friends, the Beechers met the Dawsons while they were living in Seaside during the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020. The Beechers have been longtime visitors and homeowners in the Seaside area, so they were very fond of the Dawsons’ restaurants. They knew that the Dawsons were looking for a special family to take over their company and find someone with local ties that would honor the legacy they had established. “When the opportunity arose, we knew they needed someone special to take over,” said Ashley Beecher. “These restaurants were like Heavenly’s children that... Read More

30a News April 25, 2023

STOLEN TRUCK RECOVERED, 20-YEAR-OLD ARRESTED FOR GRAND THEFT AND METH AFTER FLEEING WCSO DEPUTIES

April 25, 2023 WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A report of a reckless driver on U.S. Highway 331 leads to the recovery of a stolen vehicle and the arrest of a 20-year-old for grand theft and methamphetamine. Early on Monday, April 24th, a gray truck traveling south on U.S. 331 S was reported to Walton County Sheriff’s Office driving erratically and recklessly. A traffic unit was able to locate a gray Chevy Silverado matching the description of the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop as the driver made a right turn on Waterside Road in Freeport. The vehicle attempted to flee the stop at a high rate of speed down to the dead end and drove behind homes and through yards, popping out on Bayou Circle. The driver then turned onto Mallet Bayou Road running through a culvert before coming to a stop in the middle of the road. The driver, identified as Josh Horak, 20, had an active warrant from Okaloosa County for grand theft of a motor vehicle. Deputies found 3.8 grams of methamphetamine located in the vehicle. The truck was confirmed stolen out of Okaloosa County. Horak was arrested for grand theft of a motor vehicle, possession of a controlled substance, fleeing and eluding, the out-of-county warrant from Okaloosa, and driving without a license. He was given a $10,000 bond and is still incarcerated at the time of this release.   https://waltonso.org/news/feed/ Read More