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1-cent postage increase takes effect Monday
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- Charges dropped against Gulfarium
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1-cent postage increase takes effect Monday
MARY ESTHER — Local post offices are doing a brisk business in “Forever” stamps in the last days before the postal increase hits Monday. The stamps, which sell for 41 cents each, can be used forever, regardless...
Charges dropped against Gulfarium
The state attorney’s office has dropped four misdemeanor charges against Florida’s Gulfarium on Okaloosa Island. It did so against the wishes of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, according...
Firefighters rescue kitten from bug sprayer
Firefighters in South Walton County rescued a kitten Thursday, but it wasn’t stuck in a tree. It was stuck in a garden bug sprayer. “A woman called us and said the cat was stuck in something and she was bringing it in,” said South...
Beach will target excessive noisemakers
PANAMA CITY BEACH — After months of staff study and research, the City Council will begin formal consideration of a city noise ordinance when it meets today. The draft ordinance provides for “the abatement of excessive and unnecessary...
Rabid raccoons run loose in Walton County
WALTON COUNTY – The Walton County Health Department has been notified of two rabid raccoons near U.S. Highway 83 in DeFuniak Springs at the north end of Walton County. Individuals who have been bitten or scratched by a wild animal should...
Florida's Great Northwest backs Alabama-Florida toll road
A Destin-based regional economic development organization has lent its support to a proposed Montgomery, Ala.-to-Panama City connector toll road. Florida’s Great Northwest released a statement Monday that endorsed the limited-access toll road...
Workshop set to discuss PAWS
CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County commissioners have determined there is enough public concern and questions about the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society that a workshop to discuss the agency’s practices is in order. ...
Study: Green energy parks could emerge here
Either Okaloosa, Walton or Santa Rosa County could see a 1,000-acre development known as a Green Energy Business Park taking shape by the start of the next decade if a study released Tuesday by Florida’s Great Northwest proves accurate....
Destin Charity Wine Auction raises more than $800,000
This year’s third annual Destin Charity Wine Auction raised more than $800,000, making the 2008 Wine and Dine in Paradise event the most successful to date. “This year’s event was a resounding success,”...
Toll road issue ruffles feathers
Is a toll road in the works from Northwest Florida to Alabama? It’s been in talking stages for some time, leaders say. Officials in both states have met to discuss a limited-access road several times over the past six...
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