Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL) articles

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Prosthetic Leg Lost at Sea Returned
June 12, 2012... Byline: Wendy Victora June 12--VALPARAISO -- A former University of Kentucky running back and his prosthetic leg were reunited Monday, after he stopped by the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office to retrieve it. Fred Robinson, who moved to Crestview less than a year ago, picked up his leg...

School Board Requests Testing Model Change
June 12, 2012... Byline: Katie Tammen June 12--FORT WALTON BEACH -- The Okaloosa County School Board has joined many other groups across the state and nation that are condemning the current standardized testing model for the undue pressure it places on students, teachers and school districts. Board...

Rains Dampen Area's Troubling Wildfire
June 12, 2012... Byline: Angel McCurdy June 12--EGLIN AFB -- Officials with Eglin's Wild Land Management Section said the wildfire that erupted in late May has been adequately put to sleep. "The rain did not necessarily kill it, at least not yet," said Chief James Furman with wild land management. "It...

Area Golf Courses Up for Sale
June 12, 2012... Byline: Dusty Ricketts June 12--SHALIMAR -- The owner of four golf courses in Northwest Florida has put the properties up for sale and two of them are under contract to be purchased. Meadowbrook Golf, which owns eight golf courses in Florida, Texas and New Jersey, is trying to sell its...

Interest in TDC Job Remains High
June 12, 2012... Byline: Kari C. Barlow June 12--Okaloosa County's search for a new Tourist Development Council head continues to draw dozens of resumes from across the country. As of Monday, the county had received 174 applications for the TDC's executive director post. "I think we expected quite a...