Jan 14, 2013
Avalon Boulevard Update for Jan. 9
CHIPLEY — The Florida Department of Transportation is providing a weekly update on the Avalon Boulevard multilane projects in Milton. • U.S. 90 to Commerce Road: Crews continue side street paving op…
Jan 14, 2013
Navarre bridge costs rise
NAVARRE — The cost to renovate the Navarre Beach Bridge has increased after “action levels” of lead were found in the span’s paint. An action level is an Environmental Protection Agency designation t…
Jan 14, 2013
Man tells officer, ‘I have a warrant’
FORT WALTON BEACH — “I have a warrant out for my arrest,” a Pace man declared after he was approached by a Fort Walton Beach Police officer for causing a traffic hazard. On Dec. 17 the officer watche…
Jan 14, 2013
Pensacola resident struck by train while walking near tracks
On Wednesday just after noon, a pedestrian identified by the Florida Highway Patrol as Demetri Stone, 19, Pensacola was struck while walking near the CSX tracks. He was walking northbound on the rai…
Jan 14, 2013
Pace man injured in motorcycle accident
A Pace man riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle is in critical condition following a motor vehicle crash Saturday.
Philip J. Melton, 47, was taken to Baptist Hospital from the scene of the accident…
Jan 14, 2013
K-9 Team receives FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award
MOBILE, ALA. — SW Panhandle Search and Rescue K-9/Emotional First Aid Team, Inc. was awarded the “FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award” at the FBI training center in Mobile, Ala. This team partn…
Jan 14, 2013
WCSO asks for assistance from the public in locating endangered adult
At approximately 11:26 p.m. on January 13th, Walton County Sheriff’s Office received a call for assistance in locating Joseph Wayne Brown, Sr. (aka Joey Brown), 57, of Ponce De Leon. Brown was being …
Jan 14, 2013
Milton, county look to revamp Riverfront area
Throughout the next five years, Milton and Santa Rosa County are hoping to make changes along the Riverfront to keep the county the “Outdoor Capital of Florida.” Milton received seven Request for Pro…
Jan 14, 2013
Fulbright Scholarships available to study at Globe Theater
STAMFORD, Conn. — The American Institute For Foreign Study, a leading study abroad organization, said Shakespeare’s Globe Education Theater Program has been selected by the Fulbright Commission as on…
Jan 14, 2013
Local briefs – Jan. 12, 2013
Milton Garden Club annual soup and salad event Jan. 18 The Dogwood Circle 21st annual Soup & Salad is Friday, Jan. 18, at 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at 5256 Alabama St. Milton. The garden club circle has held th…