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Around 80 people were evacuated from the Emerald Grande early Tuesday morning after a dumpster fire spread to the outside lower level of the building. ....
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS An almost four-year project came to fruition Thursday as numerous community leaders celebrated the completion of the Walton Works Public Safety Complex with a ribbon cutting. The complex, located at the Walton County Sheriff’s Office in DeFuniak Springs, is comprised of a fire tower and a driving pad to be used jointly by Northwest Florida State College and the WCSO. The complex is an addition to the Walton Works Training Center of Excellence, which was completed earlier this year and is designed to help expand public safety training in Walton County. “This is an opportunity to create the best and brightest here, and if you want the best and brightest you have to have control over it,” said Walton County Sheriff Mike Adkinson. “You need to have a hand in the way they’re being trained for the future.” ....
When compared to the tourist-centered beaches to its east and west, Navarre Beach can be considered something of a minimalist destination absent of any colorful tourist traps, shiny zip line towers or crowded souvenir shops, the Santa Rosa County beach has successfully marketed itself as Florida s most relaxing place for the past five years. But as tourism to the pristine beach continues to grow, county tourism leaders are faced with figuring out how to accommodate the increase in visitors while also maintaining Navarre s simple charm that sets it apart from other Panhandle beaches. Enter: Santa Rosa s longtime tourism development director, Julie White, and her recently unveiled vision for what Navarre Beach could look like in eight to 10 years. It includes a major face-lift of the existing facilities at the beach, and adds an amphitheater, food trucks, retail space, playgrounds, public art exhibits and more. ....