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Stories by Staff Reporters

Stories by Staff Reporters

2023 holiday season expected to be big for retail spending

November 21, 2023
Thanksgiving is here. While the holiday is a time for families and friends to gather for food and, in some cases, football, it also marks an especially busy time for retailers and consumer spending.

With several holidays between the start of November and the end of December, retailers, both brick-and-mortar and online, can expect added traffic as people hunt down deals on gifts.

Junior Officer reflection–Air Force Comptroller leading and living Agile Combat Employment (ACE)

November 15, 2023
Hurlburt Field – As an Air Force Comptroller, our ability to adapt to the ebbs and flows of the budget environment and our customer needs is what makes our career field essential to the success of our great nation and the Department of Defense. It is exactly the mind set we need as the Air Force shifts into the Joint All Domain environment. In the conflict against a peer competitor, it will be key to provide flexible and resilient formations to meet commanders’ intent–within the Air Force, we call it Agile Combat Employment.

FWC making a difference in shoal bass conservation

November 15, 2023
Over the last two years freshwater fisheries researchers and managers with the FWC have successfully released more than 11,000 shoal bass.

It’s part of an ongoing recovery effort for the shoal bass population after Hurricane Michael devastated the Panama City area in 2018 and depleted more than 90% of it.

“No one reads newspapers anymore”

November 14, 2023
It was a statement we heard at a national business conference and that wasn’t the only remark we heard about our industry. “Journalists go to journalism school to learn how to ask stupid questions.” This particular speaker had been the subject of “gotcha” journalism in the past. Every time an employee left his company it made the front page of the local newspaper. They referred to him as a cult leader and worse.

SMART trailer helps restore firefighters in rough conditions

November 14, 2023
In 2020, an F-22 Raptor crashed deep within the Eglin range.  In the barren location with nothing but trees, snakes, fires, and jet plane wreckage, emergency responders endured sweltering 100-degree May heat for hours without access to restrooms or just a cool place to sit down and recharge.

Jay’s season ends in playoff loss to Northview

November 11, 2023
The steady rain that fell throughout the evening couldn’t wipe away the tears from the faces of members of the Jay football team on Friday night.
The Royals wanted more Friday nights in November before the season came to a close. But all the wanting in the world can’t change the facts.

Mediacom offers $60,000 in scholarships to high school seniors

November 10, 2023
West Des Moines, IA – Nov. 10, Mediacom Communications is offering $60,000 in scholarship support for high school seniors who plan to obtain further education. The scholarship program is in its 23rd consecutive year and Mediacom’s investment will award $1,000 World Class Scholarships to 60 high school seniors. 

Hwy 87 resurfacing begins just south of I-10

November 7, 2023
This month, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will begin work on a $3.1 million project to mill and resurface State Road 87 S, from Hickory Hammock Road (County Road 184) to Technology Ave. in Milton.

North Santa Rosa needs Broxson’s proposed utility authority

November 6, 2023
Florida Sen. Doug Broxson’s proposal for a North Santa Rosa County Utilities Authority might be the best hope for the future of Milton’s controversial wastewater treatment plant.

Almost 20 years ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Florida Department of Environmental Protection ordered the city to stop discharging treated wastewater – called effluent – into the Blackwater River by the end of 2025.

Fatal crash on Munson Highway leads to DUI manslaughter arrest

November 3, 2023
A traffic crash at County Road 191 (Munson Highway) and Lawler Lane in Milton led to the death of a 22-year-old Milton man Saturday, Oct. 28. Christopher Ammons, 49, the driver of a pickup truck, which collided with the 22-year old’s vehicle, has since been arrested and charged with DUI manslaughter.
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