Tag: Okaloosa County
SRIA misuses beautification funds
The Santa Rosa Island Authority has a beautification fund. Has the SRIA used that fund to buy equipment to get the tar balls and oil…
News: Okaloosa County awaits BP oil onslaught
Northwest Florida Daily News reports: As Walton County beaches witnessed their heaviest showing of tar balls to date, Okaloosa officials are gearing up for a…
BP contacts can’t answer many questions, no surprise
State Senator Don Gaetz emailed last week to the media and his constituents the list of BP Contacts in Florida. I had reporter Ryne Ziemba…
Okaloosa frustrated, too
The Daily News reports that officials in Okaloosa County are just as frustrated with BP’s Unified Command post as we are here. Read Okaloosa officials…
BP gets to sit on stage for WSRE
BP gets to continue its spin. Don’t expect any technical answers for a PR person. We should allow BP on the stage only the person…
Gaetz narrowly wins House Dist. 4 primary
Matt Gaetz, son of State Sen. Don Gaetz, narrowly defeated former Destin Mayor Craig Barker by margin of 634 votes. Gaetz won the Republican primary…
Right Size amendment
Press Release Sen. Don Gaetz and Rep. Will Weatherford Unveil Proposal to “Right Size†Class Size Amendment Proposal Would Place Update to Class Size Amendment…
Thornton to testify against Gonzalez
As I reported yesterday, Frederick Thornton, Jr., age 19, has agreed to testify against Patrick Gonzalez and the others involved in the murders of Byrd…
Edgar rests in Thornton case
The prosecution rested its case yesterday against the chief of staff for jailed former Okaloosa County Charlie Morris. Sabra Thornton is accused of stealing money…
Billings case: Wednesday, July 15
Search for Pamela Long Wiggins Wednesday, July 15 The Sarasota Herald Tribune opens the day with an article on Patrick Gonzalez cyberstalking in his ex-wife…
Billings case: Tuesday, July 14
“We Have Found Them†Tuesday, July 14 Sheriff Morgan creates a new stir on Tuesday morning about the involvement of the Federal Bureau of Investigation…
Billings case: Monday, July 13 part 2
OKALOOSA GANG OF FOUR Monday, July 13 At around 2 p.m. Okaloosa Investigator Jeremy Peaden surveys Gary Sumner’s business, 5th Dimension at the 8 and…
Judge “guts” Sansom, Richburg cases
Daily News reports that Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis issued a blanket order Monday addressing motions to dismiss criminal charges filed in April and May…
Odom does bait and switch
Okaloosa County developer Jay Odom is in trouble again. It was his airplane hangar that Odom got buddies former House Speaker Ray Sanson and ex-college…
Fight over Clearasil led to deputies’ death
The Fort Walton Beach Daily News reports that the marital argument that led to the deaths of two Okaloosa County deputies was over a tube…
