County closes unpermitted Blue Mountain landfill
Walton County commissioners vote in emergency meeting to close the Blue Mountain landfill to avoid daily fines up to 10000. District 5 Commissioner Billy McLean and South Walton Mosquito Control District blame the county for the closure, with signs planned but details unclear.
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Vanita Trippe
Ginny Foote
Walton
Blue Mountain
District 5
Billy McLean
South Walton
Swmcd Board
Mosquito Board
McLean
Blue Montain
Department of Environmental Regulation
Black Creek
Pat Blackshear
DeFuniak Springs
Law School Scores Blamed On Transfers by Sally Vaught
Fifth graders at Bay Elementary posted reading scores two points below the 70 percent minimum on state tests. Principal Delene Sholes cited 50 percent transient enrollment as a major factor, noting four of eight fifth graders did not attend the school last year. Superintendent DeShazo called transfers part of, but not the sole, cause.
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Sally Vaught
Bay Elementary
Delene Sholes
Sholes
South Walton County
Northwest
Florida
Walton County
Teddy DeShazo
DeShazo
State Department of Education
Toll Free EAS Delay Signals Statewide Dialing Debate
Public Service Commissioners paused Santa Rosa Beach toll free calls to Destin and Fort Walton Beach, deferring Extended Area Service while a state wide docket on local exchange pricing is shaped. PSC engineer Ed Fuchs said the move fits a policy review that may redefine local calling zones across Florida. The article notes possible alternatives like the flower plan and measurable service, as officials seek a viable statewide plan before proceeding.
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Vanita Trippe
Public Service
Santa Rosa Beach
Destin
Fort Walton Beach
PSC
Walton
Ed Fuchs
Santa Rosa
EAS
Fuchs
Glendale
Freeport
Accident injures Gulf Breeze woman near Inlet
Marianna McAuiliffe, 38, of Gulf Breeze, was treated at Gulf Coast Community Hospital after a two and a half mile west of Inlet Beach crash. Her car struck a utility pole, left the roadway, and fell into a drainage ditch. Fire crews cut power and Jaws of Life freed her. Authorities also report multiple arrests for grand theft and DUI charges in Walton County, plus a hunting accident injuring a man with a rifle misfire near Inlet Beach. Deputy investigated.
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Marianna McAuiliffe
Gulf Breeze
Gulf Coast Community Hospital
Ane
Inleten
Florida Highway Patrol
M. Bozeman
McAuiliffe
Choctawhatchee Electric Company
South Walton Emergency Services
Jaws of
West Palm Beach
South Walton County
Walton County
Johnson
Ray Saltzgaber
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Laguna Beach
Donny Campbell
Patrick Boyd
Pasco County
William Cox
di Springs
James Pearce
Panama City
Richard Staples
Major D. Cannady Jr
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Hunter
Terry Vaughn
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