Stories by Wendy Victora Rudman
Stories by Wendy Victora Rudman
Help may be on the way for beach crew
Crews that keep Navarre Beach maintained for locals and visitors may soon have a little help.
The Tourist Development Council, which met without a quorum Feb. 4, discussed the need for equipment to help the workers move sand under structures and off structures.
Developer requesting fuel storage variance
When the Santa Rosa County Zoning Board meets Feb. 11, expect Mike Sandler to be in the audience.
Sandler, whose home of 30 years lies 230 feet from a proposed gas station, is very much opposed.
Area’s seventh dollar store under construction
Navarre-area schools get new leaders
County tourism to include conservation opportunities
Milton man pleads guilty to murder of Destin businesswoman
In a first degree murder case, it’s rare for a defendant to plead guilty, according to Mark Alderman at the First Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office.
The charge carries a mandatory life sentence, with no room for negotiation and therefore, very little incentive to plead guilty, Alderman said. But that’s what Jerry Geisler Odum did Friday.
Tiger shark caught and released off Navarre Beach
After fishermen hooked a 12-foot, 6-inch tiger shark Wednesday, photos shot of the event lit up the internet.
The fishermen, reportedly associated with True Blue – a self-described community of shark fishermen based in Milton – walked the fishing line down the pier and pulled the animal into shallow water, where they measured, tagged and released it, according to spectators.
County delays borrow pit vote
What one homeless advocate wishes people understood
When the temperature dips below 40 degrees, folks with homes turn on the heat. And a few of them head to Ferris Hill Baptist Church in Milton.
That’s where the county’s only cold weather shelter program opens, offering dinner, a cot, restroom facilities and breakfast for folks who need a place to stay.