A former South Walton High School teacher and coach is back behind bars after further investigation revealed additional victims in his effort to solicit romantic relationships with students.Robert Hartness, 52, was arrested for a second time in less than a week at his home in Niceville by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.His arrest is the latest charge stemming from a Walton County Sheriff’s Office investigation into his attempts to solicit a romantic relationship with students via text message by sending photos and inappropriate text messages.

A 52-year-old man was charged with battery on an officer Monday during an incident at an animal clinic in Niceville. Kenneth Nelson Coleman, while under the influence of alcohol, refused to leave the clinic, according to an arrest report from the Niceville Police Department.

A Crestview man died early Tuesday morning after his truck collided with an Okaloosa County road grader. Jacob Wetherbee, 28, was traveling southbound on State Road 85 near Plympton Road in Laurel Hill around 4:11 a.m. when the accident occurred, a Florida Highway Patrol press release said.

A popular Santa Rosa County basketball coach permanently lost his Florida educator certificate for having a sexual relationship with a female student 35 years ago.Anthony McDonald’s ability to teach was permanently ended Dec. 31 by the Education Practices Commission. It learned McDonald had sexual intercourse with the student while employed at Milton High School as an athletic director and teacher during the 1983-1984 school year.

NAVARRE BEACH — While walking on the beach Sunday afternoon, a bystander stumbled across what appeared to be a human hand. According to Rich Aloy, spokesman for the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, the item was discovered at the water’s edge near parking lot 37-B at about 3:15 p.m.

Police officers are at a wooded area near Maples Street investigating the discovery of a deceased woman in the woods Monday morning. The Fort Walton Beach Police Department was called about 10 a.m., according to spokesman Doug Rainer.

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