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Sandy Wyatt, who owned and operated the popular Farmer’s Opry House restaurant and country music venue in Chumuckla between 2001-2012, died Wednesday, Nov. 22. He was 71.

The Florida Joint Legislative Auditing Committee on Monday voted unanimously to order an organizational audit of the City of Milton, starting with, but not limited to, its water reclamation project.

The cold weather shelter for the homeless and/or heatless will open on the night of Wednesday, Dec. 6 at Ferris Hill Baptist Church, 6848 Chaffin St. in Milton. Those who would like to stay at the shelter must arrive between 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Only service animals (with verification of rabies vaccination) are permitted to stay with guests. No one will be admitted after 8:30 p.m. unless brought in by law enforcement. The shelter closes at 7 a.m. each morning.

The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee will meet at 2:30 p.m. Central today in Tallahassee. It is expected to consider Florida Sen. Doug Broxson’s request for an operational audit of the City of Milton.

Jay was represented well at a Student Government Association district meeting in Tallahassee last week.

Five members of the SGA spent the day at the Florida Capitol along with SGA groups from across the Panhandle.

The University of West Florida Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering recently received a $100,000 gift from the late Dr. Frank Silver to establish the Dr. Frank and Dale Silver Distinguished Chemistry Endowment.

A Wallace Lake K-8 student will have her art in the State Capitol Building in Tallahassee during the 2024 Legislative Session.

Joint Base Andrews, MD. (AFNS) – Promising to lead the Total Force with “humility and resolve,” Gen. David W. Allvin was ceremoniously welcomed into his role as the 23rd Air Force Chief of Staff Nov.17 during a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews.

Eglin’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight hosted the Air Force’s first-ever EOD Heritage Panel Nov. 10, 2023.

The panel brought together career field managers to discuss the history, current state, and future of the EOD program. EOD has only had 10 total career field managers for the entire program, and this was the first opportunity to bring them all together, putting 270 years of EOD experience on one stage.

Christian singer/songwriter Michael Wayne Smith – not to be confused with three-time Grammy Award winner Michael W. Smith – will perform a free concert beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Olivet Baptist Church, 5240 Dogwood Drive in Milton.