Four arrested in Moontide stabbing case in Walton County
Walton County deputies and Chatham County deputies have arrested three men and one woman in connection with the May 19 stabbing death of 18 year old Benny Thomas Pridgen of Panama City at Moontide Cottages. Pridgen was stabbed during an alleged attempt to rob the cottage owner James Hepperle.
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Steve Humphries
Walton County
Chatham County
Benny Thomas Pridgen
Panama City
Moontide
Pridgen
James Hepperle
Brad Trusty
Hepperle
South Walton
Pt. Washington
Walton
Okaloosa County
Travis Hall
Huntsville
Jan Anita Teipe
Macon
SWES
Heat Raises Fire Danger in Panhandle
Heat wave and dry spell raise fire risk in the Panhandle as water hoses strain to water plants and fire crews burn precautions. A National Weather Service spokesman cites a blocking high over the Southeast as the cause and says cycles bring such dry spells. Fire officials urge caution with burning and require a one day burn permit from the Division of Forestry Bomfay office by phone at 638-0622 between 6 am and 6 pm with name, phone, and location of the controlled fire.
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Bill Liles Jr
National Weather Service
Pensacola
United States
Panhandle
State Division of Forestry
Bomfay
Freeport Woman Grows a Theater of Birds at Home
Freeport resident Mary Lind Devlin keeps about a hundred birds of various species in and around her home and aviary. She cares for cockatiels, Mitred Conures, a white umbrella cockatoo named Admiral, Rascal, and a rare Mouse bird, describing each as a distinct personality. She feeds some with commercial formula and sometimes homemade blends, and has even built a bird carousel for her avian brood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Liles Jr
Freeport
Mary Lind Devlin
Devlin
Bird World
Admiral
Rascal
United States
County Proposes License Fees for Local Businesses
Walton County commissioners will weigh an occupational license ordinance at Tuesday’s meeting after a 9:30 a.m. public hearing. The plan targets walk in businesses to guard consumers against illegitimate ventures while raising an estimated 25 000 to 35 000 to cover administration. Most firms would pay 15 to 25 dollars, with package stores 150 dollars. restaurants receive a base plus extra.
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Steve Humphries
Walton County
Dewey Wilson
Wilson
Sheriff's Department
South Walton utility plan on June 11 meeting
Walton County officials will hear initial plans for the proposed south county water system at 9 am Tuesday in the DeFuniak Springs courthouse. Also on the agenda are the Walton County Health Department south county annex plans and a proposal for an industrial park in Freeport.
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South Walton Utility Co
Walton County Board of Commissioners
DeFuniak Springs
Walton County Health Department
Peter Lococo
Commission
Freeport
CFSW
Ray Sittig
Florida League of Cities
Citizens For
South Walton
Walton County
Largo
Sittig
Santa Rosa Community Center
Bay School
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Timothy Ray Ramer
Darren Roy Milner
Alexander Baxter
Sheborah Pezan
Pezan and
Baxter
Trusty
Pezan
South
Mer
Edmund Kielman
First Judicial Circuit
Carl Colbert
Forestry Service Office
Bird Lady
Admiral the Cockatoo
Freeport Menagerie
Beach
Sriere
SWU
Bay Elementary School
Point Washington
State Department of Education
Bay Elementary
Betsy Albee
Santa Rosa
Surfside Con
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