TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s crime rate dropped 6.5 percent in 2012, including a significant decrease in thefts, robberies and burglaries, according to a Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner released Thursday.
Kim Macarthy, former Main Street Milton president, says county-owned property leased to a local nonprofit organization without a public proposal process was unfair.
There is almost $2 million available in impact fee funding, but Santa Rosa County will have to return those funds to those who initially paid the fees if the money is not utilized within about 30 months.
Kayla Barton almost turned her car around twice on the way to Navarre Beach from Dothan, Ala. Her back hurt and it started raining during the more-than-two-hour drive. But, she kept moving forward — and she’s sure glad she did.
Mike Hill, president and founder of the Northwest Florida Tea Party, scored a victory over longtime local politician Ed Gray III in the May 14 primary special election for the House District 2 seat.
The Navarre Beach Fire Department lost a valuable member of its family last weekend when William Allen Acree was killed in a single motorcycle accident.
Scientists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) have discovered a new species of black bass in the southeastern United States. Scientists have proposed naming the new species the Choctaw bass and recommended the scientific name of Micropterus haiaka.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) wants to hear from deer enthusiasts and those who have deer farms or hunting preserves about a proposed rule change that would prohibit the importation of live captive deer into Florida from out-of-state sources.
In honor of Military Appreciation Month, Navy League Santa Rosa Council members held a social honoring NAS Whiting Field active duty May 9 at Blackwater Bistro in downtown Milton. Serving heavy hors d’oeuvres on the restaurant’s spacious front porch where over 50 people, mostly active duty personnel, gathered to celebrate.
