Richard McCool, 67, smiled broadly before making his final remark to the EMTs, dispatchers, drivers and friends gathered in his honor Friday at LifeGuard Ambulance in Milton.
“Really – from the bottom of my heart, thank you,” he said, causing laughter and applause.
Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents arrested Alexander Brian Freehardt, 42, of Navarre, on six counts of electronic transmission of child sexual abuse material, one count of promoting a sexual performance of a child and one count of unlawful use of a two-way communication device, all felony charges.
The case against Freehardt began in January when Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office received a cybertip about an online user sharing child sexual abuse material on a peer-to-peer network, according to a press release from FDLE. Investigators determined that the user was sharing the material from outside of Okaloosa County, and transferred the investigation to FDLE.
For the last week (and more) we have been gathering stories we have written over the past year to submit to the Florida Press Association for the annual journalism awards.
It has been a lot of fun to look back, and also, it’s been very rewarding to really see the talent we have on our team across the three newspapers.
For those who have visited Gulf Islands National Seashore recently, you might have noticed something peculiar resting on the sand. A sailboat.
The site where the boat rests, which is near beach access 33-A, has become a favorite for local photographers but for one man, the owner, it has been a headache.
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office has determined that a photo circulating on social media this week of a gun and ammo was not considered a credible threat against Navarre High School, according to Jillian Durkin, public information officer for the Sheriff’s Office.
The photo, which was sent to the Navarre Press by a concerned parent, included the caption “Wednesday can’t come faster,” with a sad face emoji.
Last year, the Legislature passed a public notice bill (HB 7049) that went into effect Jan. 1.
The new law gives counties the option to place public notices solely on their own government website and dispense with any such notice in the traditional format — newspapers and newspaper websites.
Occasionally in life, we have watershed moments, some life-defining occurrence that suddenly sends our life or our perspective on life in a different direction.
I have had several watershed moments in my life, and the Apostle Paul’s words in Philippians 1:21 reminded me of one of them.
Apostolic Lighthouse Church, which has been holding services in the Navarre community for nearly 20 years, will soon hold their third annual Forged: Men of Steel Conference Thursday, Feb. 9, through Sunday, Feb. 12.
