Human remains found Sunday in a wooded lot off of Sandy Forest Road in Milton are believed to belong to a homicide victim. At this time, all indicators are leading Major Crimes Detectives to suspect this death was a homicide, according to a Wednesday afternoon update from the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s Office.

The remains were taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy and identification. The deceased has been identified but public release is pending notification of next-of-kin. The exact cause of death is still under investigation.

When we moved to Northwest Florida more than 20 years ago, it looked very different.

There was more “old Florida,” the buildings were shorter and the pier in Okaloosa County was still damaged from Hurricane Opal.

The Florida Department of Transportation informed the public Monday that additional repair work would be required before the bridge can be reopened.

Several local officials traveled to Tallahassee last week to meet with other county leaders and talk to local legislative members. The event was 2021 Legislative Day organized by the Florida Association of Counties.

The Tourist Development Council recommended spending $67,000 to fund more than a dozen events planned for its next fiscal year, which begins October 2021.

After nearly three hours of discussion and debate Thursday evening, the Santa Rosa Board of Commissioners approved 3-2 to allow rezoning of 315 acres of land in Pace.

A windfall of $600,000 that was recently added to the Tourist Development Council budget helped board members Wednesday decide to recommend funding for some county improvements.

Every day several times a day, the Apple watch my kids got me last year sends me an annoying reminder.
Breathe, it tells me. Just breathe.

My immediate impulse is to argue with this piece of technology.