DeFUNIAK SPRINGS Five inmates at the Walton County Jail soon will re-enter society with a skill set they didn t have previously.
Each inmate now knows how to safely operate heavy-duty vehicles designed for construction tasks. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office held a ceremony for graduates of the heavy machinery operator s course on Tuesday, April 13.
The group is notably the first class of graduates since the vocational programs were suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The course instructor, Mark Simmons, congratulated the inmates and presented them with certificates Tuesday.
“I’m very proud of everyone up here. I believe everyone of you can have an opportunity to get a job and make yourself better. That’s my dream for you all,” Simmons said.
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State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announced in a Friday press release that a Walton County jury found Glenda Travaneisha Hamilton, of DeFuniak Springs, guilty of criminal mischief, aggravated battery with great bodily harm and with a firearm by discharging a firearm.
Sentencing is scheduled for June 22. Hamilton is facing up to 30 years in prison and is subject to a 25 year minimum mandatory prison sentence under Florida’s 10-20-Life law, according to the release.
The charges stem from an Oct. 16, 2019, altercation between Hamilton and two victims. The two victims, a male and a female, went to visit a friend who lived on Howling Road, west of DeFuniak Springs, but were not aware Hamilton was staying at his home.
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Buz Livingston
Unless it’s raining, then first thing every morning, we walk. Today, before heading south for the Gulf (not the ocean), we took an umbrella and a trash grabber. We have lived in Blue Mountain for over 20 years, and this week set a debris record.
Trash cans must be optional in Atlanta. By Atlanta, I mean the metro area; it s a community effort. They throw away trash and the good stuff. They must be boycotting Coca-Cola (correctly pronounced Ko Ko Luh); I scored some Wally World water with an unbroken seal. I like visiting the ATL, but I don’t go down Peachtree dumping garbage.
LSU student dies trying to rescue boys from rip current at Florida beach
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MIRAMAR BEACH - An LSU student on spring break in Florida drowned after trying to rescue two people from a rip current.
WWL-TV reports 21-year-old Layne Gravois of Gray was on a trip April 8 with two Nicholls State University students in Miramar Beach when they spotted the boy in distress and tried to help.
Family members said Gravois was pulled from the water but later died. The other two students were also hurt in the rescue.