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Sansom dealt double trouble by House committee (PHOTOS)

Florida Freedom Newspapers

TALLAHASSEE — A House committee Tuesday afternoon denied embattled former Speaker of the House Ray Sansom's motion to dismiss legislative misconduct charges against him. Sansom, R-Destin, had a front row seat for the Select Committee on... Full story

Businessman pushes for music festival with audience of 50,000

Kimberly Blair, Pensacola News Journal

Gulf Breeze bar owner Scott Wheatley is trying to persuade the Santa Rosa Island Authority that he has the fiscal and promotional might to stage a music festival on Pensacola Beach. The co-owner of The Bridge Bar and Sunset Lounge, Wheatley is... Full story

PCB looking at three water parks

Pat Kelly Florida Freedom Newspapers

PANAMA CITY BEACH — Panama City Beach developers are suddenly in love with water parks. The City Council recently approved a 13.5-acre rezoning request for a new water park along Clara Avenue near Front Beach Road. Council members also... Full story

GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS: Sabra Thornton guilty of grand theft in sheriff's kickback scheme

Tom McLaughlin, Florida Freedom Newspapers

PENSACOLA — Sabra Thornton was found guilty Friday of six counts of theft. After seven days of testimony, a six-member jury returned the verdict after nearly eight hours of deliberation that began Thursday. After recessing for the night, the... Full story

'It's about time': Movie about Bud Day in the works

Jeff Barker, Florida Freedom Newspapers

Retired Air Force Col. Bud Day has signed a contract for a movie about his life. The local war hero said he signed with a filmmaker from Hollywood who is writing a screenplay. Day said the project is in its “infancy” and was reluctant... Full story

Man says he was shot, injured at the Nipa Hut

Mona Moore, Florida Freedom Newspapers

FORT WALTON BEACH — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an early morning shooting that left one man injured. Dondre Wright, 26, told investigators he was shot in the leg outside of the Nipa Hut nightclub at 724 Eglin... Full story

Charlie Morris testifies that he was "played"

Tom McLaughlin, Florida Freedom Newspapers

PENSACOLA - Former Okaloosa County Sheriff Charlie Morris took the stand for the third time Wednesday in the grand theft trial of his former chief of staff Sabra Thornton, and this time dealt what appeared to be some significant blows to her case.... Full story

5 Guys to open in Uptown Station

Special to The Log

Five Guys Burgers and Fries, the burger restaurant with a strong cult following, is set to open at Uptown Station in the spring. The menu at Five Guys is simple: burgers, hotdogs, fries, veggies, grilled cheese sandwiches and beverages.  The... Full story

Vehicle drives through The Breakfast Place — again (PHOTO GALLERY)

Angel McCurdy, Florida Freedom Newspapers

FORT WALTON BEACH — A red GMC Envoy trying to park at The Breakfast Place drove over the concrete parking block Monday morning into the kitchen of the restaurant. First responders were dispatched around 8:10 a.m. to 789 Beal Parkway after the... Full story

Pilot still missing after Whiting plane crashes (UPDATE)

Thyrie Bland | Pensacola News Journal

One pilot is recovering and one is presumed dead following a training flight accident into Lake Ponchartrain, Saturday night. The U.S. Coast Guard ended the search for Lt. Clinton Wermers, one of two Whiting Field Naval Air Station pilots whose... Full story

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