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Public hear-ings on theV a l p a r a i s om u n i c i p a lbudget andtax rate are setfor Sept. 6 and20.Beacon photo byMike Griffith
By Mike GriffithBeacon Correspondent
The Okaloosa CountyCommision approved a plan toapply to the Florida Fish andWildlife ConservationCommission (FWC)for $25,000 in“BearWise Funding”to keep bears out ofgarbage cans in thePoquito Bayou resi-dential community.
Although theproject is expected totake place in PoquitoBayou, communitiesin and around Niceville andValparaiso have also experiencedhuman-bear encounters, so what-ever is learned from the projectmay be applicable in those com-
munities as well.According to a report from
county staff, “Bear-related callsreceived by the FWC fromOkaloosa County have increaseddramatically since 2008. An
average of 38%of all bear-relat-ed calls receivedfrom OkaloosaCounty by FWClist “InGarbage” as thereason for thecall, in someyears this per-centage rises toalmost 50%.”
“Bears are attracted to devel-oped areas where food is easilyaccessible, most often from unse-
By Mike GriffithBeacon Correspondent
During the first of two spe-cial meetings held this month,Valparaiso city commissionerstentatively agreed to set thecity’s property tax millage ratefor the coming 2018-19 fiscalyear at no higher than 5.024,same as the current year.
Due to rising property val-
ues, an unchanged millage ratewould result in a tax increase formany owners.
The rate could be reviseddownward before it is finalizedin September, but, as practicalmatter, not higher.
The millage rate representsthe amount of tax Valparaisoowners pay on the appraised,taxable value of their propertyafter exemptions. Thus, at a
millage rate of 5.024, a propertyowner pays the city a little over$5.02 for each $1,000 of taxablevalue.
For example, the owner of ahome appraised at $200,000taxable value pays $1004.80 inproperty tax to the city, in addi-tion to taxes paid to other suchother government entities as
For some visitors to the Niceville area, the weekend began early. On Thursday, participants in the “Road to the Beach” national softball tournament, ofthe U.S. Specialty Sports Association, competed at the Niceville softball complex. Pictured is a game between teams from Ohio and Georgia. At LionsPark, watercraft ranging from pool toys to kayaks came and went on Boggy Bayou. Work continued at the Niceville senior center, which city officials sayis nearing completion. Parents kept watch over children playing in the shallows between the shore and the docks of Bluewater Bay Marina. At LauraʼsPet and Horse Supplies, people came to a dog-adoption event, hoping to find new “best friends.” Wayne Paizes, of Choctaw Beach, and his 18-month-old son, Jack, cooled off in a pool near Oakmont Drive in Bluewater Bay. Beacon photos by Mike Griffith
Valparaiso officials mullno change in millage rate
County seeks fundsto control bears
By Mike GriffithBeacon Correspondent
No votes were taken at the July 19 meeting ofthe Mid-Bay Bridge Authority, as only two boardmembers, James Neilson and Gordon Fornell,attended the meeting at Niceville City Hall, thusfalling short of a quorum of the MBBA’s five-member governing board.
Neilson and Fornell were briefed by Bryant T.Paulk, a representative of the Florida Departmentof Transportation, on potential plans for buildingan elevated interchange at the intersection ofDanny Wuerffel Way (State Road 293) and U.S.Highway 98, in Destin south of the Mid-BayBridge.
Fun in the sun
Beacon StaffA Niceville man was fatally injured when his
motorcycle collided with a pickup truck on StateRoad 20 in Walton County, according to theFlorida Highway Patrol.
An FHP report identified the man as DavidAllen Lowitz, 50.
Lowitz was driving a motorcycle east on StateRoad 20 near Windswept Boulevard, east ofFreeport, at about 1 p.m. July 18 when the crashoccurred, according to an FHP report.
Lowitz began to pass two eastbound vehiclesand failed to see a truck driven by a 25-year-oldPensacola man, also traveling east, that was turn-ing left onto Windswept, the report stated.
The motorcycle collided with the left side ofthe truck, whose driver was not injured.
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The Girl Scout Council of the Florida Panhandle held a Silver and Gold Award ceremony in Niceville. Pictured in the left photo areKatrin Woods of Niceville Troop 2111, who received the Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouts, and Katherine Veth andGabrielle Jackson of Troop 2111, who earned Silver awards. Katrin's Gold project included planting fruit trees and a butterfly garden,building a covered bench for the garden, and designing and building a picnic table with removable benches for wheelchair accessfor the Twin Cities Pavilion assisted living facility. She is one of only 10 scouts from the Panhandle who earned the Gold Award thisyear. Pictured in the right-hand photo, Gracen Eddy and Monica Broome from Niceville Troop 748 received Silver awards. They areshown with Troop Leader Donna Dorton.
Girl Scouts earn top honors
If a contemplated interchange is built inDestin to ease congestion, it could result inmore traffic on the Mid-Bay Bridge, accordingto a state transportation official. Beacon photo
Okaloosa County and the schooldistrict.
Public budget hearings arescheduled to be held in the citycommission chamber at 465Valparaiso Pkwy. at 6 p.m. onSept. 6 and 20.
During upcoming meetings,changes may be made to thebudget, and the millage rate maybe lowered, but may not beraised without going throughdifficult and expensive proce-dures to notify all residents ofValparaiso individually.
Even if the millage rateremains the same in the coming
year, it would still represent aproperty tax increase, to theextent that Valparaiso propertieshave appreciated in value.Additional added revenue mayalso be generated by new con-struction.
At the tentatively plannedmillage rate, Valparaiso expectsto generate $1,120,558 in prop-erty tax revenue. To produce thesame amount of property taxrevenue ($1,055,340 rent as wasgenerated for FY 2018, the citycommission could lower themillage rate to the “rolled back”rate of 4.7316.
Property tax revenue makesup only part of Valparaiso’s totaltentative budget of $7,921,240for FY 2019.
For example, revenue for the“general fund” of $3,206,365comes from property tax rev-enue as well as from state rev-enue sharing, state and federalgrants, city licenses and build-ing permits, and other sources.
In addition, some city servic-es are paid for through “enter-prise funds,” which generate allor most of their funding throughfees charged those who use theservices provided. Such enter-prise funds include water andsewer service, and the city’s
internet and cable TV service.Some highlights of the pror-
posed budget for FY 2019,according to City Clerk TammyJohnson, include:
—A 15 percent increase inthe cost of health insurance forcity employees.
—A 5 percent increase in thepossible other city insurance.
—Reducing the general fundbudget from $3,298,145 in FY2018 to $3,206,365 in FY 2019.
—Increased administrative
expenses from $411,575 in FY2018 to $422,600 FY 2019.
—Increased police expensesfrom $1,172,115 in FY 2018 to$1,200,225 in FY 2019.
—Increased fire expensesfrom $369,255 in FY 2018 to$370,630 in FY 2019.
—Decreased parks expensesfrom $313,475 in FY 2018 to$214,140 in FY 2019.
In other business during thespecial meeting on July 17,commissioners passed a resolu-
tion approving a proposed 10-year, half-percent sales taxincrease by Okaloosa County.The proposed sales tax is sched-uled to appear on the generalelection ballot throughoutOkaloosa County in November.
In addition, commissionersappointed Commissioner ChrisWasdin as the commission’svoting delegate for the comingyear to the Florida League ofCities.
cured garbage carts. As bearscontinue to find these human-provided foods, they begin to losetheir natural fear of people, whichleads to conflicts ranging fromnuisance behavior to seriousthreats regarding public safety.”
“Eliminating food sources thatattract bears is the most importantaction that can be taken to resolveand prevent conflicts with bearsin Florida. Addressing this issuerequires cooperation between theFWC, elected officials, local gov-ernments, businesses, residents,and waste service companies.”
The funding, said the county
staff report, would help to pro-vide “a pilot study within PoquitoBayou to assess the potentialreduction of human-bear con-flicts by securing residentialgarbage carts with a combinationof either a bear proof cart or tomodify the existing cart withbear-resistant hardware.”
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BEARSFrom page A-1
MILLAGEFrom page A-1
The Valparaiso City Commission tentatively decided to set next yearʼs millage rate at the samelevel as this yearʼs, but could lower it at future meetings. Beacon photo by Mike Griffith
Paulk said any plans for suchan interchange are in a very ten-tative state, with no funds ha v-ing yet been allocated for a proj-ect.
Nevertheless, said P aulk,U.S. 98 is currently beingwidened to six lanes from fourin that area, and the intersectionof U.S. 98 and Dann y WuerffelWay, the four -lane southernapproach road to the Mid-BayBridge, tends to be a traf fic bot-tleneck. Thus, he said, the ne xtstep to alle viate traffic conges-tion may be to b uild an inter -change at the intersection, mostlikely to include elevated rampsand overpasses to a void thebackups that occur at the traf ficlight now located at that loca-tion.
Paulk said con-struction of a ne winterchange wouldface “tremendous hur-dles” before beingscheduled, and thatthe cost of such aproject has not beencalculated. If it wereconstructed, however,the Mid-Bay Bridge,and the SpenceParkway, the connector roadnorth of the bridge, and Dann yWuerffel Way as well, w ouldhave to accommodate increased
traffic flow, he said.The two-lane bridge, serv ed
by four-lane approach roads atboth ends, tends to be a bottle-neck on summer-holiday week-ends.
Neilson and F ornell alsoheard from MBB A Executive
Director Van Fuller,who said that he thinkstraffic and toll re venueover the Mid-BayBridge and the SpenceParkway continue atabout the level expect-ed for this time of year,or perhaps slightlyabove the levels of thistime last year.
Fuller added, howev-er, that specif ic traffic and rev-enue data for the past monthwere not currently a vailable, as
the Florida Turnpike Authority,which collects tolls and countstraffic for the MBB A, is transi-tioning from one computer sys-tem to another , making recentdata unavailable until the transi-
tion is complete.In other b usiness, Neilson
and Fornell welcomed MichelleAnchors, an attorne y with thelaw firm of K eefe, Anchors, &Gordon, who was attending herfirst meeting as the ne w legalcounsel for the MBB A govern-ing board. Anchors was hiredlast month after the MBB A’sprevious lawyer retired fromthat position.
Fuller and Neilson also con-gratulated board memberGordon Fornell on his recentinduction into the Ci vic Hall ofFame by the Nice ville-Valparaiso Chamber ofCommerce.
The next meeting of theMBBA governing board isscheduled for 9 a.m., Aug. 16, inthe Destin City Hall Boardroom.
BRIDGEFrom page A-1
Two members of the five-member Mid-Bridge Authority met tohear a briefing from the Florida Department of Transportationand to handle other non-voting business. Beacon photo by Mike Griffith
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Gardeners invite you to bring yourplant problems and questions to theNiceville Master Gardener Of fice.Come visit with a Master Gardenerand get your gardening questionsanswered. Bring a sample of yourproblem weed or a sample of yourproblem grass in a plastic bag, and aMaster Gardener will diagnose theproblem and gi ve you some helpfulhints and solutions toinsure you have the mostbeautiful landscape onyour block. You can alsotake a picture with yourphone and bring yourphone in if the plant or tree is too largeand you need some help in identifyingthat plant. Master Gardeners will beavailable at the Nice ville YouthCenter, at 200 Campbell Dri ve and isopen on Mondays from 11 a.m. to 1pm. There will be a variety of MasterGardeners on hand and we’ ll have aplant, weed, grass or soil specialistavailable to help you.
You can bring your soil samplesby our office locations for a free PHsoil test. For on-line assistance, pleasego to gardeningsolutions.if as.ufl.eduor solutionsforyourlife.ufl.edu.Charity golf tournament
The Niceville Police Departmentwill be hosting a charity golf tourna-ment to benefit local ele-mentary school studentsand teachers. This greatevent will take place July27 at Blue water BayResort. Proceeds will be presented toEdge and Ple w Elementary Schoolteachers at this year's National Night
Out event on August 7th for the p ur-chase of classroom supplies andstudent necessities. The tournamentis limited to the f irst 20 teams, soregister now at https://city-ofniceville.org/452/Charity-Golf-Tournament.Basket weaving
Popular instructor, Carol Dicksonwill teach students to mak e a PantryBasket, Friday, July 27, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Heritage Museum ofNorthwest Florida.
Students will be learn a ne w skill,experience an age-old tradition, andcreate something uniquely yours.
The cost is $45 ($40 MuseumMembers) and includes all materials.Space is limited. Re gister today:(850) 678-2615 or, visit the HeritageMuseum at 115 Westview Avenue inValparaiso. Football & Cheerleading registration
Saturday July, 28 Please bringyour child to re gistration to be f ittedfor uniforms, If they are 1st year foot-ball player, please bring cop y of thechild's birth certificate to registration.Age Groups - 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12.Cheer 5-12. 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. atNiceville City Hall 208 P artin DriveNorth Niceville. For more info go to:Panhandle Youth Football http://thep-yfa.org/.Pinfish grand nationals
The 7th Annual Bluewater BayMarina Pinfish Grand Nationals willbe held on Saturday , July 28, at 10a.m. at the Blue water Bay MarinaComplex. There will be an Anglersmeeting at 9:45 a.m. before the tour-nament. Awards will be given for 1st,2nd and 3rd places and also a Big FishAward. Goody bags will be gi ven toall registered teams andJunior Fisherman receivesTournament Shirt. Earlyregistration is encouragedto secure t-shirt for Jr .Fisherman. Early package pick-upwill be Friday, July 27 from 6 p.m. – 8p.m. at LJ Schooners DocksideRestaurant Lobby. Rules are: timedtournament, fishing inside Ward Cove(BWB Marina) only , Two personteams (Angler #1: 16+ yrs., Angler #2:15 yrs & under), fishing pole use only,
teams provide their own fishing equip-ment and aggregate weight of 10 f ishwill determine the winner. Early regis-tration $25.00, Late Re gistration July28, $30.00. For more information andfor a re gistration form, please callBluewater Bay Marina at (850) 897-2821 or visit: www .bluewaterbayma-rina.com.Astonomy Association
The July meeting of theNorthWest Florida AstronomyAssociation (NWFAA) will be heldSaturday the 28 at the observ atory(Bldg. 750) on the Nice ville campusof Northwest Florida State Colle ge.The meeting starts at 7 p.m. TomHaugh will gi ve a presentation onNASA's upcoming Parker Solar Probemission.
For additional information contactus via our 'Contact Us' form on ourweb page (www.nwfastro.org) or callTom Haugh at (850) 678-6483.Family movie
The Valparaiso CommunityLibrary will conclude its 2018Summer Reading Program with afamily movie on Monday, July 30, at 2p.m. The feature mo vie will be TheSon of Bigfoot. This eventis for children under theage of 12 and their care-givers and refreshmentswill be provided. For addi-tional information call the library at729-5406 or visit us on Facebook. Thelibrary is located at 459 ValparaisoParkway in Valparaiso.Spaghetti dinner
Please join us for the Nice villeKofC Council’s 1st Saturday, monthlySpaghetti Dinner on Saturday, August4, 6 p.m. at Holy Name of Jesus,Parish Life Center , 1200 ValparaisoBlvd.
This is a delicious meal of home-made spaghetti sauce, meatballs, orItalian sausage served overpasta. Garlic bread, coffee,ice tea or lemonade, saladand dessert is also serv ed.A great family meal, all foronly $6 for adults and $3 for children.
All proceeds benef it communitycharities such as Nice ville HighSchool Scholarships, Nice villeCatholic Outreach, Caring and
Sharing, Sunland Disability Centerand many more outstanding commu-nity charities.Mac user group meeting
The August meeting of the MacUsers Group will be held on Monday,Aug. 6 at 6:30 p.m. in theNWF State Colle geStudent Services Center— Rooms 308/9.
"Cyber Security forMac and all computer/device activity”will be presented by Matthew Pace.
Bring your curious minds, mobiledevices and computers.
For more information, visitFWBMug.com, or contact JeanDutton at 862-3327 or [email protected] forum
Niceville Republican WomenFederated will host a candidateforum for the Okaloosa CountySchool Board, District 5. The eventis on Monday , August 6, atBluewater Bay's Golf ClubhouseRestaurant. Social be gins at 5:30p.m. and dinner is at 6 p.m.
Diane Kelley of Valparaiso andBran McAllister of Niceville willparticipate in the forum. They areseeking the District 5 seat currentlyheld by Melissa Thrush, who is notrunning for another term.
School supplies for disadv an-taged children will be collected atthe meeting.
The meeting is open to the publicand dinner is optional for $15. F orreservations or further information,please call Libby Hill at 678-2182.Linux user group meeting
The Northwest Florida LinuxUser Group (NWFLUG) will holdits next monthly meeting onMonday, August 6, from 5:30 p.m.until no later than 7:30 p.m., inRoom 400 of the Crosspoint UnitedMethodist Church in Nice ville,Florida. Directions and details of the(always free) planned program canbe found on the group's website athttps://nwflug.org. All interested per-sons are invited to join us (and bringyour laptops.). Persons planning toattend are encouraged to notify usvia email [email protected].
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St. Paul Lutheran Church and School is pleased to announce the startof a pastoral, or faith based counseling ministry for church members.
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Congratulations to KammrinMahoney. He is a recipient ofthe Kiwanis Club of NicevilleValparaiso Scholarships forCollegiateH i g hSchool atN W F S C .The win-ners werejudged ont h e i rC a p s t o n eP r o j e c t ,which is ar e s e a r c h ,
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* * *Hailey Griffith of Niceville
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The weeklong educational pro-gram promotes science, technolo-gy, engineering and math(STEM), while training studentsand with hands-on activities andmissions based on teamwork,leadership and problem solving.
This program is specificallydesigned for trainees who have aparticular interest in space explo-ration. Griffith spent the weektraining with a team that flew asimulated space mission to theInternational Space Station (ISS).Once aboard the ISS, the crew par-ticipated in experiments and suc-cessfully completed an extra-vehicular activity (EVA), or space-walk. Griffith and crew returned toearth in time to graduate with hon-ors. Space Camp operates year-round in Huntsville, Alabama, anduses astronaut-training techniquesto engage trainees in real-worldapplications of STEM subjects.Students sleep in quartersdesigned to resemble the ISS andtrain in simulators like those usedby NASA.
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Niceville High School. He’sbeen accepted into graduateschool at the University ofAlabama and will begin worktowards a Master’s of Sciencedegree in Chemical andBiological Engineering inAugust.
* * *The Yonder Contemporary
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The 39th Marvin DeBolt Tour was held recentlyat Eglin Golf Course in Niceville. Winners forthe 14-15 year division are First Place: BlakeRigdon, Second Place: Tyler Clark, ThirdPlace: James Baird. All three winners of theBoys 14-15 Division currently attend NicevilleHigh School.
Local juniorgolfers takelead in tourney
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ArrestsOn June 25 the Okaloosa Sheriff’s
office arrested Amber NicoleWilliams, 29, on a charge of batterytouch or strike.
The arrest was made ona warrant stemming froman incident at a Nicevillebarbecue place May 18 inwhich Williams knockedthe hat off another woman,then followed up by repeat-edly punching her in the faceand grabbing her hair.
* * *On July 6 Niceville police arrested
Kyle Thomas Smith, 25, of 1203 BayCir., Niceville, on charges of marijua-na possession not more than 20grams, drug equipment possessionand/or use, and probation violation.
An officer stopped a Chrysler two-door with only one working brakelight on Coral Drive. During the stop,the officer smelled marijuana, anddeployed his police dog, which gave apositive indication for the presence ofdrugs.
A subsequent search revealed aglass smoking pipe as well as somesuspected marijuana which field test-
ed positive for THC. A police data-base confirmed that Smith was onfelony probation for burglary.
* * *On July 7 Niceville policearrested Matthew Dean Haley,
23, of 416 Brown Place,Crestview, on charges ofaggravated battery in whichthe offender knew or shouldhave known the victim was
pregnant, and resisting orobstructing an officer without
violence.* * *
On July 8 Niceville police arrestedJoe Losoya, 49, of 214 North PalmBlvd., #C, Niceville, on charges ofbattery, 2nd or subsequent offense,and petit theft.
* * *On July 8 Niceville police arrested
Corey Logan Chavis, 28, and CaseyMichael Chavis, 30, both of 39Willow, Freeport, on charges of pos-sessing a controlled substance with-out a prescription and drug equipmentpossession and/or use.
An officer found both men passedout in the front seats of a maroon1999 Ford utility vehicle in the
Walmart parking lot. Further investi-gation revealed the men to be in pos-session of syringes and suspected fen-tanyl.
Corey Chavis had been foundpassed out in his vehicle several hourspreviously, and had been taken to theFort Walton Beach Medical Centerfor evaluation, then released. The sec-ond time he was found passed out, heappeared to have a drug-relatedseizure, and was transported toTwin Cities Hospital, wherehe began to bite and scratchhis arms, and demanded tobe Baker Acted.
* * *On July 9 Valparaiso
police arrested TimothyWiley Godwin, 46, of 5367Wales Ave., Pensacola, on anEscambia County warrant fordealing in stolen property.
* * *On July 9 Valparaiso police arrest-
ed Jason Cody Phillips, 27, of 204Davenport Ave., Fort Walton Beach,on a Santa Rosa County warrant forfailure to appear regarding a charge ofknowingly driving while license sus-pended.
* * *On July 10 Niceville police arrest-
ed Hailey Dawn Cranford, 18, of 724Highway 20, West, Freeport, oncharges of marijuana possession over20 grams, and drug equipment pos-session and/or use.
After Cranford’s vehicle wasstopped for failing to stop at a stopsign at Palm Boulevard andValparaiso Boulevard, an officersmelled the odor of marijuana comingfrom her vehicle. Cranford appearedextremely nervous, and said that therewas marijuana in her purse and theglovebox. A subsequent searchrevealed suspected marijuana as wellas some glass pipes. After a Mirandawarning, Cranford said the “marijua-na is all mine.”
* * *On July 11 Valparaiso police
arrested Cameron Wayne Allen, 21,
of 262 Edge Ave., Valparaiso, oncharges of aggravated battery andprobation violation.
Allen had stabbed another man inthe abdomen with a pair of scissors,and was found to be on felony proba-tion for possession of marijuana over20 grams.
* * *On July 13 Valparaiso police
arrested Christopher Lee Collins, 34,of 102 Jones Ave., Niceville, on
charges of driving with anexpired license for more than6 months, and drug equip-ment possession and/or use.
Shortly before midnightan officer stopped a Fordfour-door on College
Boulevard because the regis-tered owner did not have a valid
license. Collins, the driver, hand-ed the officer a Florida driver’s licenseand reported that it was expired. Apolice database indicated that thelicense had expired in September2017. A subsequent inventory of thevehicle prior to towing revealed apack of rolling papers and a glass pipewith marijuana residue.
* * *On July 14 Valparaiso police
arrested Deward Winslow Money, 57,at large, on a charge of unarmed bur-glary of an unoccupied dwelling,arrested Billy Dean Adkins, 27, ofNiceville, on charges of possessing aharmful new legend drug without aprescription, drug equipment posses-sion and/or use, and destroying, tam-pering with, or fabricating physicalevidence, and arrested BrittneyDanielle Robertson, 29, of Crestview,on charges of possessing a controlledsubstance without a prescription anddrug equipment possession and/oruse.
Police responded to an address onChicago Avenue regarding a report ofmultiple people staying in a vacanthouse without permission of theowner. The three suspects were foundat the residence, and in possession ofsyringes and suspected drugs.
* * *On July 16 Valparaiso police
arrested a 17-year-old Niceville boyon charges of marijuana possessionnot more than 20 grams, and proba-tion violation. Also arrested wasTimothy Joseph Hinners, 19, of 2149Hagood Loop, Crestview, on a chargeof contributing to the delinquency of aminor.
An officer saw a vehicle driven byHinners park at the Tom Thumb con-venience store a little after midnight.
Hinners and a 17-year-old passengergot out of the vehicle and began walk-ing toward the store, but upon seeingthe police officer they got back in thevehicle and attempted to drive awaydespite commands from the officer tostop.
However, as they tried to exit theparking lot, the vehicle came out fac-ing the wrong way toward oncomingtraffic, so the driver, Hinners,stopped it and told the officerthat he would park back atthe store.
Hinners told the officerthat he knew the boy wason probation but had driv-en him to the store after theboy’s 10 p.m. curfew so theycould get food. The 17-year-old was found to be in posses-sion of marijuana which he admittedwas his.
* * *On July 19 the Okaloosa Sheriff’s
office arrested Dallas Jackson Corbitt,43, a bouncer and kitchen manager, of333 Ohio Ave., Valparaiso, on chargesof obscene communication–using acomputer to seduce, solicit, or lure achild, and using a two-way communi-cation device to facilitate a felony.
OCSO investigators say Corbettused his email account and text mes-sages to solicit someone he believedto be a 13-year-old girl for sex. Hiscorrespondent was an undercoverofficer.
Criminal summonsOn July 7 Niceville police issued a
criminal summons to MeganChristine Moody, 24, of 4556Barrington Ln., Niceville, on a chargeof shoplifting.
Moody had been seen in Walmartswapping price tags on merchandise,then attempting to check them out at
the altered prices. The cost of theitems was $37.73, but Moody
had attempted to pay only$22.58.
After a Miranda warn-ing, Moody told police thatshe had the financial meansto pay for the items at full
price, but that she did notknow what prompted her to
commit the crime, and said thatshe had never done anything like
that before.
OtherOn July 4 Niceville police
responded to the AOC Food Mart onRedwood Avenue where threefemales were dumpster diving. Theywere run off by police.
* * *On July 4 Niceville police
responded to an address on JuniperAvenue where someone had foundher house lights on and her front dooropen. Police cleared the residence,and nothing was found to be missing.
* * *On July 4 Niceville police
responded to the Bayou Plaza shop-ping center where a vehicle stopped ata red light had been hit by a firework.
The driver reported that some kidshad pointed a firework out the win-dow of another vehicle, and aimed itupwards. One of them lit it, and it shotup, fell back, and hit the roof of thevictim’s vehicle, which apparentlywas not damaged.
* * *On July 9 the Okaloosa Sheriff’s
office responded to an address on CatMar Road regarding a report of bat-tery.
Police BlotterThe following accounts of the activities of police are according
to records of the Niceville and Valparaiso police departments, the OkaloosaCounty and Walton County sheriffʼs offices, other law-enforcement agencies,
and the Okaloosa County and Walton County jails.
Fire Department Reports
The Niceville Fire Department responded to the following callsfrom July 16, 2018 through July 19, 2018.
1 Structure Fires 7 Emergency Medical Calls0 Vehicle Fire 2 Vehicle Crash 0 Other Fire 0 Vehicle Crash with Extrication0 Illegal Burn 6 Other Emergency Calls0 False Alarms 0 Hazardous Conditions
STREET SITUATION DATE TIMEE. John Sims Pkwy..................Vehicle crash.........................7/16/18 .....................08:53Hart Street ................................Alarm activation.....................7/16/18 .....................11:04Aspen Ct...................................Medical ..................................7/16/18 .....................13:01Tulip Tree Way.........................Alarm activation.....................7/16/18 .....................19:37Jonathan Cir. ............................Structure fire ..........................7/16/18 .....................22:56Evans Street.............................Vehicle crash.........................7/17/18 .....................09:24Lake Way Dr.............................Alarm activation.....................7/17/18 .....................09:49Sterling River Way ...................Alarm activation.....................7/17/18 .....................23:44Reeves St.................................Medical ..................................7/18/18 .....................09:11N. Partin Dr...............................Medical ..................................7/18/18 .....................13:16Campbell Dr. ............................Medical ..................................7/18/18 .....................15:02S. R. 85 N.................................Alarm activation.....................7/18/18 .....................16:14Kelly Road................................Smoke scare .........................7/18/18 .....................22:1332nd Street...............................Medical ..................................7/19/18 .....................12:22E. John Sims Pkwy..................Medical ..................................7/19/18 .....................21:07Pontevedra Ln..........................Medical ..................................7/19/18 .....................22:08
Weekly Safety Tip: Never put synthetic fabrics, plastic, rubber or foam in the dryerbecause they can retain heat. Clean the lint screen before and after use. Dryers mustbe vented to the outside and plugged into its own outlet. Never leave home with thedryer running.
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As my husband and I ventured to the United States from Luxemburg tofind the perfect location for our new business the Crazy Madhatter's Salonde Tea, we found Niceville, FL. Our business sign was not up in front ofour business yet, so we thought, “how would our customers find us?” Weplaced an ad in the Bay Beacon newspaper. On the first day that our adpublished, many new customers came in and mentioned they saw our adin the Bay Beacon. That is exactly what advertising is all about...exposure!
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Mid-Bay Rotary donated $500 to Opportunity Place. Opportunity Place’s mission is to pro-vide an environment “Where new beginnings becomes a reality for women and families.”Opportunity Places believes every woman, child and family has the innate right to be safeand an opportunity to succeed in life. Opportunity Place is committed to helping womenand families achieve independence and self-sufficiency. Pictured L to R: Lee Wetzell,Opportunity Place Board of Directors Member; Debra McDaniel, Opportunity PlaceExecutive Director; and Steve Gardner, Mid-Bay Rotary President.
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The Twin Cities Woman’s Club recently selected four women to each receive a scholarship fromthe Twin Cities Woman’s Club Memorial Scholarship Fund, which is a part of the NorthwestFlorida State College Foundation. The Fund was first established in 1989 as the Evelyn HollfelderScholarship for Displaced Homemakers. In 1999 the scholarship was renamed Twin CitiesWoman’s Club Memorial Scholarship to honor the memory of all deceased TCWC members. InJune, a donation to the Fund for $5500 was presented to Cristie Kedroski, Vice-President CollegeAdvancement at NWFSC. This brings the total amount the Club has donated towards this pro-gram to over $203,000. Pictured (left to right): Cristie Kedroski; Pam Walters, Coordinator ofAcademic and Career Services NWFSC; Rhonda Davis, TCWC Education Committee member;Mary Corbett, TCWC Education Committee Chairwoman; and Ann Harbaugh, TCWC EducationCommittee Co-Chairwoman.
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Recently Northwest Florida State College recognized students who successfully completed theCriminal Justice Training Center’s vocational certificate program for Law Enforcement OfficerBasic. The Law Enforcement Academy at NWF State College is an intense, 801-hour program thatprovides students with instruction in a comprehensive curriculum mandated by the FloridaDepartment of Law Enforcement. Graduates earning a vocational certificate for Law EnforcementOfficer Basic (listed alphabetically): Anthony Abel, Philip Jason Baris, Melissa Bowles, MatthewBurke, Benjamin Conrad, Taylor Dalton, William Griffith, Benjamin Haines, Joshua Hall, AustinJones, Mark Kane, Alexandria Marshall, Matthew Mays, Christopher Merrill, Sabrina Phillips,Whitney Ploof, Sam Rivera, Melissa Saenz, Zachary Schmidt, Jonathon Sprague, PatrickStephenson, Robert Kennedy, Amanda Rader, Joshua Rafferty, Eric Sheldon and Allison Williams.
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The 11U Niceville Traveling Eagles went undefeated at the 2018 USSSA Destin World Series.8 teams from Florida, Texas, Tennessee and Georgia competed in the 4 day tournament atthe Preston Hood baseball complex in Fort Walotn Beach. The Eagles finished their perfectweek by clinching the championship game 15-3. The Team is coached by Kyle Kennedy,Doug Martin and David Garner. Front Row: Brady Martin, Max Diehl, Kane Lafortune, GantFolendore. Back Row: Coach David Garner, Coleman Borthwick, Nick Gates, Cooper Moss,Jackson Marquardt, Mathew Marcantonio , Manager Kyle Kennedy, Ryan Flaherty, GabeGarner, Reilly Six, Head Coach Doug Martin, Wyatt Wainwright, Coach Jason Marquardt.Not Pictured: Easton Howell, Graham Fellows.
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The Northwest Florida Guardian ad Litem Foundation wasrecently presented a check from the United Way. The UnitedWay has approved two grants for $15,000 for the NW FloridaGuardian ad Litem Foundation to support the Children in Needand volunteer advocates. (pictured L to R: Carita Smith,Volunteer Recruiter; Denise Davis. Foundation Board Member;Chuck Schuster, Foundation President).
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Knight of Columbus Council No. 7667 at HolyName of Jesus Parish and Eglin AFB Chapel ispleased to announce its 30th annual scholarshipcompetition winners. These awards recognizeour deserving local students and assist themfinancially in their academic pursuits. The com-petition was open to all Niceville High School,Rocky Bayou Christian and Northwest FloridaCollegiate High School graduating seniors. Eachwinner earned $1,500 in scholarships. Council7667 have awarded a total of $24,000 in scholar-ships in the last 4 years. Pictured left to right:Mariah McClaren and Zachary Verzwyvelt, bothattending University of Florida, HannahSchneidewind attending Northeastern University,Camille Miles attending Georgia Institute ofTechnology, and Council 7667 Grand Knight,Matt French.
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