After a recent court ruling, William Brandon Aydelott will move to a less restrictive mental health treatment facility in Tallahassee.
This marks the second time in the past two years Aydelott has been moved to a step-down facility. Aydelott was first placed in Florida State Hospital in Chattahoochee in 2016, three years after killing his mother, beloved teacher Sharon Aydelott on Christmas Eve 2013.
The Master Gardeners of Santa Rosa County will be demonstrating how to prune grape vines and rose bushes at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 12. The class will take place in the gardens at the county extension office, located at 6263 Dogwood Drive in Milton.
A Navarre man was arrested Feb. 3 during a targeted narcotics operation in Milton.
Damorian Joseph McCarty, 19, is charged with drug possession, burglary, larceny and damaging property with criminal mischief.
Last summer, Paul Taylor, a science teacher at Navarre High School, reached out to the community seeking donations to create a fishing section within his marine biology class.
The response, he said, was overwhelming.
Grace Carbaugh is stepping down as president and CEO of the Gulf Breeze Chamber of Commerce, the chamber announced Jan. 22.
The announcement was made in a post on the chamber’s Facebook page. Carbaugh has led the organization for the past five years. Her final day will be at the end of February.
At Sandspur Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation in Navarre, Anna Hackney cares for a wide range of animals. Over the past nine years, she has taken in mammals and reptiles, but her work has focused largely on rescuing and rehabilitating shorebirds and birds of prey.
Local officials and regional agencies are using January’s Human Trafficking Awareness Month to draw attention to risks facing children and adults in Northwest Florida, emphasizing that trafficking remains a concern in the region.
