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Crestview · CrestviewMorales-Rodriguez and Aguilar Gonzalez also pled guilty to an additional count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Morales-Rodriguez also pled guilty to an additional count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. Jason Coody, United States attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the pleas last Thursday. Evidence introduced at the plea hearings established that between Octobe…See the Story
Crestview man, two others plead guilty to conspiring to distribute cocaine using the U.S. Mail
Smoking · CrestviewA majority of the City Council on Monday approved the first reading of a proposed ordinance that would outlaw smoking and vaping in most areas of the 24-acre, city-owned park at 100 S. Hathaway St. The overall ordinance, which aims to help protect children’s health, provides for four staff-designated smoking areas at the park: an area between the Children’s Park playground and the dog park; a section next to the southeast corner of the soccer/fo…See the Story
Potential smoking ban at Twin Hills Park advances
Fort Walton Beach · Fort Walton Beach18-year-old Lakivis Leon Lyons was serving a juvenile sentence. Lyons was last seen running from law enforcement at the intersection of Cedar Drive and Highway 98. He is believed to be trying to find his way back to Jacksonville, Florida. There is no known threat to the community, police say.See the Story
Search underway for escaped prisoner in Fort Walton Beach
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Crestview · CrestviewAt 10:41 a.m. Monday, a deputy attempted a traffic stop on a black Chevrolet pickup truck, driven by 37-year-old James M. Ferguson, after a records check showed the vehicle was not registered. In addition, the deputy noticed the truck’s windshield was broken, according to the arrest report. After the emergency lights and siren were activated on the deputy’s patrol car, Ferguson drove his truck through the Burger King parking lot at 198 W. James …See the Story
Fleeing Crestview-area suspect didn’t get far
Crestview · CrestviewThe center, which stands at 205 Stillwell Blvd. and within Spanish Trail Park, was originally built in 1995 but has never undergone any improvements, according to city information. That will soon change. On Monday, the City Council agreed to pay Kingstruction Inc., of Crestview, $74,860 in city funds to upgrade the facility. During the overall project, which is expected to be completed before late summer, the company will demolish the facility’s…See the Story
Decades-old Senior Activity Center to receive its first-ever upgrades
Hamilton Bulldogs · CrestviewA court rat best describes Crestview High School sophomore tennis player Tristan Cooley. Cooley earned the number one seed for the Bulldogs as a freshman, and he shows no signs of letting anyone knock him off his perch. “The guy never stops thinking about tennis,” Bulldog coach Dan Byerly said. “He lives it. He YouTubes it. He watches everything he can get his hands on to better his skills. He’s always sharpening and he’s doing it any way he can…See the Story
Tristan Cooley is a hit for Bulldogs tennis team
Crestview · CrestviewFormer Crestview High School principal Dexter Day, a 1978 CHS graduate, coined the phrase, “Once a Bulldog, always a Bulldog.” That mantra seems right in a one high school town that first opened its doors in 1926. It’s not unreasonable to think that as many as five or six generations from the same family have attended Crestview High School. For generational students, being a Bulldog is almost part of their DNA. For the student that recently move…See the Story
Becoming a Bulldog
Matt Gaetz · DestinCongressman Matt Gaetz spoke to constituents in Destin Monday night. He gave a legislative update on his work in Washington and in Northwest Florida. Gaetz said he was against the $1.2 trillion spending bill unveiled a few days ago. He said he will continue to vote against those packages.See the Story
Congressman Matt Gaetz critiques $1.2 trillion federal spending bill at Destin town hall
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