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With Hurricane Helene barreling into the eastern part of the Florida Panhandle and the state’s Big Bend region, many Floridians in the storm’s path headed west for safety and shelter.

Baptist Hospital is celebrating its one-year anniversary at its new location at Brent Lane and I-110. The new Baptist Hospital emergency doors opened at 3 a.m. on Sept. 23, 2023, at which time the very first patient arrived. Beginning at 5 a.m. that morning, all patients at the E and Moreno street Legacy campus were safely transported to the new Brent Lane location by noon.

A new development is coming to the corner of Beechwood Drive and Highway 98 in the Tiger Point area. Two buildings are currently planned for the site, in addition to parking for those structures. One building will be built north of the other.

The former Dollar General, near the west end of Harvest Village, will soon become Bell & Terrezza Optical. The medical office space will comprise of just over half of the total square footage of the building, with a 3,149 square feet portion being put up for lease as retail space.

For months, the former Grover T’s location in Milton has sat vacant, but it won’t be empty much longer.

If weekend storms weren’t bad enough, one Navarre restaurant is having to deal with the aftermath of a fire. Pho 99, a Vietnamese restaurant located at 8147 Navarre Parkway, suffered a commercial structure fire at around 7:44 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16. Holley Navarre Fire District, as well as Midway Fire District and Navarre Beach Fire […]

At first, you might think Cap’s Granita is just another shaved ice company, helping people cool off in the Florida heat.

But Cap’s Granita’s owners are extra busy — with homework, video games and soccer.

In America, the coffee bean is king.

According to the National Coffee Association’s 2024 National Coffee Data Trends (NCDT) report, 67% of American adults had coffee in the past day. That’s more than any other beverage, including water. Just 20 years ago, that number was 49%.

A new retail and warehouse development is in the works for the Tiger Point area.

The saga of Red Lobster restaurants closing their doors is continuing, and this time a couple of local locations are shutting down.