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CONCEALED WEAPON APPLICATION LAWSUIT
An Okaloosa County resident has filed a lawsuit challenging the decision by state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried to suspend accepting online applications for concealed-weapons permits because of...
May 11, 2020
SEASIDE REOPENING
A phased reopening of the commercial district in the Highway 30-A community of Seaside in Walton County will begin May 29th. With the exception of its restaurants, which operated on a to-go basis, Sea...
May 11, 2020
WALTON COUNTY BURN BAN
Because of the on-going threat from wildfires, Walton County commissioners will consider a countywide ban on outdoor burning at today's meeting. The recent Mussett Bayou fire wildfire destroyed 34 hom...
May 11, 2020
BEACHES IN NAPLES CLOSED
Officials in Naples, Florida closed the beaches Sunday because visitors were not practicing social distancing and could have contributed to the spread of the coronavirus. Officials said the crowds on ...
May 10, 2020
MORE FLORIDA BUSINESSES REOPEN
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced that barber shops, hair and nail salons will be allowed to resume business beginning today. The Governor said this would apply to all counties currently in ...
May 10, 2020
PRISON WATER WELL FAILS
The Town of Century says the water well that serves the Century Correctional Institution has failed, and emergency measures are being taken to supply water to the prison. An emergency interconnect usi...
May 10, 2020
CHILD ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
The Escambia County Sheriff's Office says a two-year old child was accidentally shot Friday night. Investigators say the toddler was shot when the gun went off while the owner was cleaning it in a hom...
May 10, 2020
TAX COLLECTOR OFFICES REOPEN
Escambia County Tax Collector Scott Lunsford said all offices will be open beginning today, but with limited access and services for Escambia County residents only. Customers will be pre-screened prio...
May 10, 2020
PARK SERVICE OPENS JOHNSON BEACH
Gulf Islands National Seashore will reopen Rosamond Johnson Beach on Perdido Key on Saturday. The three parking lots in the Opal Beach Complex on Santa Rosa Island will also reopen. However, Fort Pick...
May 05, 2020
OKALOOSA COUNTY BEACHES
Okaloosa County commissioners have voted to open their beaches without any hour restrictions, effective immediately. Beach hours had been restricted to 6:30-9 a.m. and 4:30-7 p.m. because of COVID-19 ...
May 05, 2020
