After a two monthlong investigation, Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two county residents for child abuse and neglect.
Jesse Allen Smith, 29, of Jay, is charged with cruelty toward a child, which is described as aggravated child abuse. Jordan Chase Moore, 28, of Pace, is charged with child neglect with great bodily harm. At the time of the arrests, the two were involved in a relationship.
PACE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announces the arrest of Rasha Lashonda Hill, 32, of Pace. Hill is charged with felony money laundering and structuring, violations of the Florida Money Laundering Act.
Three new coffee spots are coming to the Pace and Milton area. One chain that has never been in the area, and two local options that are expanding their operations.
The City of Milton announced that Jennifer M. Frank will serve as Milton’s next Police Chief, officially stepping into the role in late April. Frank is the first female police chief in Northwest Florida and the 21st in the state.
After resigning from Santa Rosa District Schools last October, Kelly Short, 57, has been arrested on larceny charges related to her time as director of the district’s Office of Professional Learning.
Short is accused of engaging in financial improprieties, which amounted to her allegedly stealing from the district over a two-year period. The arrest comes after a monthslong investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).
There are few places in the world where you can walk through swamps, prairies, beaches, flat woods and a Civil War battlefield. In Florida, you can see this all in a matter of a month, or if you are Deanna Doane, 19 days.
At 26 years old, Doane recently completed the fastest supported known time in Florida National Scenic Trail history.
