Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL) articles from September 2011

Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL) archives from September 2011

SW's Asbury home, resting after suffering lacerated liver.
September 13, 2011... Byline: Travis Downey Sept. 13--South Walton senior Dylan Asbury is home and resting after suffering a lacerated liver as a result of a hit he took during the Seahawks' football game at Freeport last Friday night. Asbury, who started at...

Taylor Haugen Foundation, EvoShield donate gear to RBCS.
September 13, 2011... Byline: Travis Downey Sept. 13--NICEVILLE -- When Brian and Kathy Haugen received news that a Rocky Bayou Christian football player had been rushed to the hospital after suffering a dangerous hit during a scrimmage three weeks ago, the two...

BRIEF: Five injured in U.S. 331 wreck.
September 13, 2011... Byline: Mona Moore Sept. 13--WALTON COUNTY -- Five people were injured in a single-vehicle crash Monday afternoon. None of them were the driver. According to a media release from the Florida Highway Patrol, the wreck happened shortly before 2...

'Four of his friends, took his life for nothing': Teen pleads no contest to Pitcock murder.
September 13, 2011... Byline: Tom McLaughlin Sept. 13--SHALIMAR -- In the end, the cold hard truth that teenager Chris Pitcock had been murdered outweighed all the passion and argument presented on Johnathan Louviere's behalf at a Monday sentencing hearing. ...

Okaloosa school board approves $340 million budget.
September 13, 2011... Byline: Katie Tammen Sept. 13--FORT WALON BEACH -- The Okaloosa County School Board approved a $340.8 million budget for the 2011-2012 school year during a Monday evening meeting. The budget, which calls for a slight increase in property...

Area representatives react to president's proposal.
September 13, 2011... Byline: Tom McLaughlin Sept. 13--President Barack Obama rolled out his American Jobs Act with great fanfare Thursday, and the men who represent Northwest Florida in Congress are already finding fault with it. U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller was...

BRIEF: 9 p.m. Coast Guard ends search for missing boater.
September 13, 2011... Sept. 13--MOBILE, Ala. -- The Coast Guard has suspended the search for a missing boater who left out of Fort Walton Beach at midnight Thursday. Dawn Hurdwisner, who is from Apalachicola, was expected to arrive there sometime Friday morning....

Okaloosa County to hold final budget hearing.
September 13, 2011... Byline: Kari C. Barlow Sept. 13--Okaloosa County residents can speak out on the proposed 2012 budget at a final public hearing Sept. 20. County commissioners will hold the meeting at 6 p.m. Sept. 20 at the county water and sewer...

BRIEF: Latest scam: 'Sounds too good to be true?'.
September 13, 2011... Sept. 13--The latest scam involves a letter mailed to residents telling them they've won the McDonald's Mega Prize of $450,000 from McDonald's in Spain! Recipients are told to contact the listed claim agent, who has an international phone...

BRIEF: Man looks at cell phone, rolls car.
September 13, 2011... Byline: Wendy Victora Sept. 13--An 18-year-old Shalimar man told troopers he was looking at his cell phone when his car drifted into the median Sunday afternoon on State Road 85. Brad Douglas Yost Jr. escaped serious injury in the crash,...

BRIEF: Homelesss man arrested for stripping naked under Brooks Bridge.
September 13, 2011... Sept. 13--FORT WALTON BEACH -- A homeless man has been arrested after he stripped naked under Brooks Bridge and exposed himself to two women, lawmen say. Fort Walton Beach Police were called to the area on Aug. 24 after a woman who owns a...

Lawmen: Girl flips off boy; boy yanks girl's hair out.
September 13, 2011... Sept. 13--NICEVILLE -- A squabble between an 18-year-old boy and his sister as they were being driven to school escalated into a physical battle, resulting in the boy being arrested for battery. On Aug. 31 two Niceville Police officers were...

BRIEF: Husband accused of pushing wife, throwing phone through TV, throwing TV.
September 13, 2011... Sept. 13--NICEVILLE -- An angry husband has been arrested after allegedly pushing his wife, throwing his cell phone through a television set, then throwing the television itself. On Sept. 6 a Niceville Police officer was summoned to a...

Group hopes to develop Marine Life Center on Okaloosa Island.
September 12, 2011... Byline: Kari C. Barlow Sept. 12--OKALOOSA ISLAND -- A nonprofit group wants to build a marine life center on a portion of the old Island Golf Center property. AquaGreen, a group with ties to the Emerald Coast, is scheduled to make a...

BRIEF: Teen charged with indecent exposure while at church.
September 12, 2011... Byline: Angel McCurdy Sept. 12--NICEVILLE -- A 14-year-old boy was arrested Aug. 28 on charges of indecent exposure and lewd and lascivious behavior. The teenager was seen exposing himself by five individuals while in the church sanctuary...

BRIEF: Coast Guard searches for missing FWB boater.
September 12, 2011... Sept. 12--MOBILE, Ala. -- The Coast Guard is continuing to search for a missing boater who left out of Fort Walton Beach at midnight Thursday. Dawn Hurdwisner was expected to arrive at Apalachicola sometime Friday morning. However, a friend...

Teen arrested for battery on police officer, possession of weapon, resisting arrest.
September 12, 2011... Byline: Angel McCurdy Sept. 12--NAVARRE -- A Navarre High School student was arrested on three felony charges Friday night after giving a Santa Rosa County deputy the "Heil Hitler" salute multiple times. Michael Conor McGuire was at the...

BRIEF: Coast Guard continues search for missing boater.
September 12, 2011... Sept. 12--MOBILE, Ala. -- The Coast Guard is continuing to search for a missing boater who left out of Fort Walton Beach at midnight Thursday. Dawn Hurdwisner, who is from Apalachicola, was expected to arrive there sometime Friday morning....

'Everyone can help and that's the key': Okaloosa schedules summit on homelessness.
September 12, 2011... Byline: Dusty Ricketts Sept. 12--FORT WALTON BEACH -- An estimated 1,000 people living in Okaloosa County are homeless, with up to 50 percent of them under the age of 18. Attempts have been made over the years to reduce or eliminate...

Area cross country teams ready to hit the ground running.
September 11, 2011... Byline: Pat Flynn Sept. 11--The cross country season is underway and the Emerald Coast is -- once again -- well represented in many of the state preseason polls. Perennial powerhouses Niceville and Fort Walton Beach are once again loaded, and...

BRIEF: Fire damages condo while renters attend beach wedding.
September 11, 2011... Byline: Lauren Sage Reinlie Sept. 11--DESTIN -- A fire damaged a condominium Saturday evening while the group renting it was at a beach wedding nearby. The fire at the three-story condo at 76 Shirah Street started in the first-floor...

Off to see the big city: Children at Youth Village win flights to NYC.
September 11, 2011... Byline: Katie Tammen Sept. 11--FORT WALTON BEACH -- New York City is in the future for a group of lucky youths. The students will be able to visit the Big Apple next summer after the after-school program they attend was selected to...

Innocence lost: Much has changed for air travelers, military members and first responders since 9/11.
September 11, 2011... Byline: Wendy Victora Sept. 11--On a recent weekday morning, the Northwest Florida Regional Airport is a quiet place. Folks waiting for flights or to pick up passengers are scattered throughout the seating area. The glassed-in...

BRIEF: Man busted for trespassing.
September 11, 2011... Sept. 11--FORT WALTON BEACH -- A man with multiple trespass warnings for a convenience store was arrested after the store clerk noticed him on the property. When an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputy arrived, the 48-year-old man was...

BRIEF: Brother grabs sister around the neck.
September 11, 2011... Sept. 11--MILLIGAN -- A 23-year-old who grabbed his sister around the neck was arrested. The siblings had been arguing over "family issues" in the moments before the man grabbed his sister, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office...

Godby's Andrews spoils Indians' home opener.
September 10, 2011... Byline: Travis Downey Sept. 10--FORT WALTON BEACH -- For as well as the Choctawhatchee defense played at times Friday night at Joe Etheredge Stadium, Godby quarterback Dennis Andrews found a way to spoil everything. Andrews, who has...

Two soldiers lost: Kyong Tipton pines for her husband and son.
September 10, 2011... Byline: Mona Moore Sept. 10--EDITOR'S NOTE: When Americans think of Sept. 11, they think of those who died in Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and New York City. But in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, more than 6,000 U.S. military...

For some, marathons a rite of passage.
September 10, 2011... Byline: Tom McLaughlin Sept. 10--Pheidippides, it is said, ran 26 miles from a Greek battlefield at Marathon to Athens to announce victory over the Persian army. Then he dropped dead. Yet for some reason, even in this enlightened day...

Private attorneys appointed in Cozzie murder case.
September 10, 2011... Byline: Lauren Sage Reinlie Sept. 10--DeFUNIAK SPRINGS --Two private attorneys have been appointed to represent Steven Cozzie, the 22-year-old Seagrove Beach man who is charged with killing a teenage girl last June. His public defender,...

BRIEF: Man charged with drug trafficking in Crestview.
September 10, 2011... Byline: Lauren Sage Reinlie Sept. 10--CRESTVIEW -- Police arrested a 45-year-old Fort Walton Beach man early Friday morning on drug trafficking charges. Crestview police officers stopped Tracy Jay Tate for driving with a tail light burnt out...

Okaloosa: In-house airport police could be cheaper than contracting with Sheriff.
September 10, 2011... Byline: Kari C. Barlow Sept. 10--CRESTVIEW -- An in-house police force at Northwest Florida Regional Airport could be a reality in 2012. Okaloosa County commissioners voted unanimously this week to allow Airports Director Greg Donovan to...

Thrush questions Okaloosa School Board spending.
September 10, 2011... Byline: Katie Tammen Sept. 10--FORT WALTON BEACH -- The newest member of the Okaloosa County School Board believes the board isn't properly considering how it spends discretionary dollars. Each year the board sets aside money from its...

BRIEF: Man attacks girlfriend after one week of living together.
September 10, 2011... Sept. 10--FORT WALTON BEACH -- A 45-year-old man was charged Aug. 29 with battery after allegedly attacking his girlfriend. The man's girlfriend spoke with Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputies and said her boyfriend was intoxicated and slapped...

BRIEF: 'I've got to do what I've got to do'.
September 10, 2011... Sept. 10--FORT WALTON BEACH -- A 49-year-old man was arrested Aug. 28 on charges of trespassing after asking for money at a Tom Thumb gas station. A deputy with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office saw the man take money from a customer at...

BRIEF: Man arrested for stealing $12 worth of beer.
September 10, 2011... Sept. 10--FORT WALTON BEACH -- A 49-year-old man was arrested Aug. 29 and charged with petit theft from Winn Dixie grocery store on Beal Parkway. The man picked up an 18-pack of Natural Ice beer cans and walked out the store without paying,...

Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Wendy Victora column.(Column)
September 10, 2011... Byline: Wendy Victora Sept. 10--Moms use Band-Aids all the time. They cover mosquito bites and knee scrapes and injuries so small that if they weren't covered you wouldn't be able to find them. But Moms heal more than just the physical...

Jeff Miller reflects on being elected shortly after 9/11.
September 10, 2011... Byline: Tom McLaughlin Sept. 10--Jeff Miller, Florida's first district congressman, is one of just two members of the U.S. House of Representatives class of 2001. Miller jokes that he and Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts swap the title...

Where were you on 9/11?
September 10, 2011... Byline: Angel McCurdy Sept. 10--For many people, Sept. 11, 2001, was the day the world stood still. People everywhere can remember the place and moment they learned that America was under attack. They remember the day 2,977 American...

Jeff Miller reflects on taking office shortly after 9/11.
September 10, 2011... Byline: Tom McLaughlin Sept. 10--Jeff Miller, Florida's first district congressman, is one of just two members of the U.S. House of Representatives class of 2001. Miller jokes that he and Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts swap the...

Poppy's Dancin' Iguana shuts down; second HarborWalk restaurant to close this week.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Dusty Ricketts Sept. 09--DESTIN -- It's been a tough week for restaurants at HarborWalk Village. Poppy's Dancin' Iguana closed earlier this week after being open for about a year and a half. "It simply wasn't hitting the...

'He was the joy of my life', Mother mourns loss of Army Spc. Michael Anaya.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Mona Moore Sept. 09--CRESTVIEW -- Before joining the Army, Michael Anaya asked his mother for her blessing. She was unwilling to give it. Cheryl Anaya was too afraid to approve of Mike's decision to join the Army during wartime....

What makes a hero? High school students examine 9/11 and its aftermath.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Katie Tammen Sept. 09--FORT WALTON BEACH -- High school students in Okaloosa County were challenged to reconsider their definition of a hero this week as classes diverted from their regular curriculum to delve into the events of Sept....

Local airports emphasize security as 9/11 anniversary nears.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Kari C. Barlow Sept. 09--As the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks approaches, the federal government is calling for elevated security at airports across the country. Nationwide, law enforcement agencies have...

LeMieux touts cuts, questions F-35 funding in campaign to unseat Sen. Nelson.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Tom McLaughlin Sept. 09--FORT WALTON BEACH -- Having spent 16 months in the U.S. Senate, George LeMieux speaks with some authority when he describes Washington, D.C., as "the most bizarre, broken, dysfunctional institution I've ever...

BRIEF: Riesel sentenced again to life in prison.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Tom McLaughlin Sept. 09--SHALIMAR -- Randy Riesel's second murder trial ended with a guilty verdict just like the first one, and for the second time he has been sentenced to life in prison. Okaloosa County Circuit Judge Thomas...

Non-profit Angel Food Ministries won't deliver this month due to rising costs.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Angel McCurdy Sept. 09--FORT WALTON BEACH -- Hundreds of needy families across the Emerald Coast will have to find a new way to buy food at discount prices with the suspension of deliveries by Angel Food Ministries. The nonprofit...

Events, memorial services to mark 9/11 anniversary.
September 9, 2011... Sept. 09--There will be several memorials and other events along the Emerald Coast this weekend to mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Here is a rundown of the activities: NAVARRE BEACH -- Bicyclists...

Airman charged with child abuse.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Angel McCurdy Sept. 09--NAVARRE -- A 38-year-old Airman was arrested Sept. 7 on charges of child abuse. Everett D. Williams was charged with aggravated child abuse after bringing his 4-month-old in to Eglin Air Force Base's...

BRIEF: Man arrested after receiving pounds of marijuana in the mail.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Lauren Sage Reinlie Sept. 09--DEFUNIAK SPRINGS -- A 32-year-old man was arrested Thursday and charged with intent to sell drugs after he received over 8 pounds of marijuana in the mail, according to the Walton County Sheriff's Office....

BRIEF: Crestview teen arrested on multiple sexual battery charges.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Angel McCurdy Sept. 09--A 16-year-old Crestview boy has been arrested on multiple charges of sexual molestation. Matthew Quentin Mclean was arrested Sept. 2 on charges of sexual battery on a victim under 12, and lewd and...

BRIEF: Woman charged in accident with bicyclist.
September 9, 2011... Byline: Angel McCurdy Sept. 09--NAVARRE -- A 29-year-old Navarre woman hit a bicyclist while driving on County Road 399 near Bahia Drive early Wednesday morning. The bicyclist, 46-year-old Mark Hahnert, of Mary Esther, was taken to...

Choctaw digging in for Godby.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Travis Downey Sept. 08--FORT WALTON BEACH -- As Choctawhatchee players filed out of Wednesday's practice, Max Keefe said despite the team's impressive showing, the Indians' 35-24 season-opening win over Pensacola Catholic was a thing...

Lucky Snapper restaurant closes.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Dusty Ricketts Sept. 08--DESTIN -- Lucky Snapper owner Tom Rice remembers looking at the restaurant's 20-year lease in the early 1990s and thinking its end was a lifetime away. Unable to reach an extension on lease, Rice closed...

Emerald Coast sets record for bed tax collections in July.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Dusty Ricketts Sept. 08--July was another record-breaking month for the tourism industry in Northwest Florida. Tourist development agencies in Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties all recorded their highest bed tax collections...

Clifford Gadsden's mother kept him out of trouble, couldn't keep him out of the Army.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Mona Moore Sept. 08--EDITOR'S NOTE: When Americans think of Sept. 11, they think of those who died in Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C., and New York City. But in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks, more than 6,000 military...

BRIEF: Cozzie's public defender steps down.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Lauren Sage Reinlie Sept. 08--DEFUNIAK SPRINGS -- The public defender assigned to represent murder suspect Steven Cozzie has withdrawn from the case. Judge Kelvin C. Wells granted public defender Lenny Platteborze's motion to step...

Bluewater Bay woman earns statewide achievement honor.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Kari C. Barlow Sept. 08--BLUEWATER BAY -- Even as a child, Judy Wiseman liked taking care of people. She would pretend she was a nurse and bandage her dad's head -- as well as her baby dolls -- to make them all better. "I...

Veggie Cab uses restaurant vegetable oil to power taxis.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Angel McCurdy Sept. 08--MIRAMAR BEACH -- Veggie Cab, a new taxi company on the Emerald Coast, brags that the only thing left from its vegetable oil-fueled cars is the scent of what was cooked in the oil. Veggie Cab owner and...

BRIEF: Woman refuses to leave restaurant, claims she's having seizures.
September 8, 2011... Sept. 08--FORT WALTON BEACH -- An Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy arrested a woman after she caused a scene at an Okaloosa Island restaurant. Managers of the Crab Trap called the Sheriff's Office after a woman and her male companion...

Raiders gain one, might lose a few.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Travis Downey Sept. 08--NICEVILLE -- Year two of the Patrick Harrington era at Northwest Florida State College is still a few months away but already the Raiders' women's basketball coach has been dealt some adversity. Brandi...

Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Brenda Shoffner column.(Column)
September 8, 2011... Byline: Brenda Shoffner Sept. 08--I visited Ground Zero in March 2005 during a trip to New York City with the Fort Walton Beach High School Band. It was my first big trip as a chaperone and my first real visit to the Big Apple. I'm not...

NFSO opens season Saturday with 'French Connection'.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Brenda Shoffner Sept. 08--NICEVILLE -- The Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra opens its 2011-12 concert season at 7:30 p.m. Saturday with a "French Connection" concert in the Mattie Kelly Arts Center at Northwest Florida State...

Lark's Nest feathers menu with freshness.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Linda Murchison Sept. 08--NAVARRE -- If you wanted to get something to eat before traveling to Pensacola in the late '70s, you either got something before leaving Mary Esther or waited until you got to Gulf Breeze. Not so, these days....

BRIEF: 24-year-old Arkansas woman arrested after beach brawl.
September 8, 2011... Sept. 08--OKALOOSA ISLAND -- A 24-year-old woman from Jonesboro, Ark., was arrested Aug. 26 and charged with battery after a fight on the beach. The woman is charged with pulling another woman's hair and punching her several times in the...

BRIEF: Woman says she was punched by stalker.
September 8, 2011... Sept. 08--FORT WALTON BEACH -- A 29-year-old woman was arrested Aug. 28 and charged with punching another woman in the face. The woman who was punched told deputies that she had asked the woman to leave the area because she had been stalking...

Looking to keep up the Pace.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Pat Flynn Sept. 08--NICEVILLE -- Niceville coach John Hicks knows what is in store for his team tonight as they go on the road for the first time this season to take on an equally experienced and talented Pace team. "Typical Pace...

BRIEF: Man charged with abusing 7-year-old child at arcade.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Lauren Sage Reinlie Sept. 08--DESTIN -- A 28-year-old man from Leeds, Ala., has been charged with child abuse after an incident at Fat Daddy's Pizza restaurant and arcade Saturday night. According to video surveillance tapes and...

BRIEF: Report: Mother hits underwear-clad son with shovel.
September 8, 2011... Byline: Wendy Victora Sept. 08--WALTON COUNTY -- A 49-year-old woman was arrested Sept. 7 after she told Walton County Sheriff's Office deputies she hit her son with a shovel handle. Priscilla Ethridge said she came around the corner and...

Despite Tropical Storm Lee, businesses report good crowds over Labor Day weekend.
September 7, 2011... Byline: Dusty Ricketts Sept. 07--Although Tropical Storm Lee kept some tourists away, Labor Day weekend was a successful close to the summer tourist season for many businesses on the Emerald Coast. Both the Destin and Okaloosa Island...

30 minutes or less: Facebook helped music store recover stolen guitar.
September 7, 2011... Byline: Lauren Sage Reinlie Sept. 07--FORT WALTON BEACH -- When 18-year-old Dylan Knight walked out of Leitz Music with a $3,300 Gibson Les Paul guitar without paying for it, he couldn't have imagined that 30 minutes after a manager posted...

BRIEF: Tallahassee woman dies after I-10 wreck Sunday.
September 7, 2011... Byline: Lauren Sage Reinlie Sept. 07--DEFUNIAK SPRINGS -- A 30-year-old woman from Tallahassee died after a car wreck Sunday on I-10 east of the city. Tonya Renee Pannelli was a passenger in a Ford F-150 driven by her 28-year-old husband,...

BRIEF: Bar brawl leads to stabbing.
September 7, 2011... Byline: Lauren Sage Reinlie Sept. 07--FORT WALTON BEACH -- A 57-year-old man was arrested late last month and charged with stabbing another man during a fight at the Flightline Pub and Cafe on Eglin Parkway. Panama City resident Robert...

BRIEF: Gaetz bill would let gasoline sellers off the ethanol hook.
September 7, 2011... Byline: Tom McLaughlin Sept. 07--State Rep. Matt Gaetz has proposed the repeal of the Florida Renewable Fuel Standard Act. If a bill he introduced in early August becomes law, gasoline distributors would no longer be required to sell fuel...

Zoning changes a boon to two north Okaloosa elementary schools.
September 7, 2011... Byline: Katie Tammen Sept. 07--CRESTVIEW -- Two north Okaloosa County schools are sitting comfortably within their enrollment capacities, thanks to zoning changes approved last December. As of Tuesday, the start of the third week of...

BRIEF: 48-year-old man arrested at Waffle House.
September 7, 2011... Sept. 07--DESTIN -- A 48-year-old homeless man was arrested Aug. 14 on charges of trespassing while at Waffle House. The man was causing a disturbance and "irritating customers," according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's report. ...

BRIEF: Man gives attitude at 'Attitudes'.
September 7, 2011... Sept. 07--FORT WALTON BEACH -- A 64-year-old man was arrested on charges of disturbing the peace and resisting an officer. The man was at Attitudes bar and lounge on James Lee Boulevard when he refused to pay his bar tab. According to an...

Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach, Linda Murchison column.(Column)
September 7, 2011... Byline: Linda Murchison Sept. 07--Are you ready for some football! I love college football and, in particular, Southeastern Conference football. I will watch just about any SEC team play, but if Auburn University is playing, I will...

Cool and dry: Tropical Storm Lee gives way to beautiful weather.
September 7, 2011... Byline: Kari C. Barlow Sept. 07--The Emerald Coast enjoyed a glimpse of fall Tuesday as a cold front on the heels of Tropical Storm Lee brought unseasonably cool temperatures. Across the area, people woke up to sunshine and temperatures...

BRIEF: Pedestrian dies from injuries after Aug. wreck.
September 7, 2011... Byline: Angel McCurdy Sept. 07--SANDESTIN -- A Destin man hit while walking across U.S. Highway 98 died Monday afternoon. Joshua Hugh Bowles, 27, was walking southbound on Aug. 27 attempting to cross the turn lane on U.S. Highway 98....

BRIEF: Man flown to hospital after Tuesday night stabbing.
September 7, 2011... Byline: Angel McCurdy Sept. 07--NAVARRE -- A 28-year-old man was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly stabbing another man. First responders were called by the victim's girlfriend who stated her boyfriend had been stabbed in the stomach...

BRIEF: Man arrested for stealing jewelry, coins from friend's elderly mother.
September 7, 2011... Sept. 07--NICEVILLE -- A 28-year-old man was arrested last week and charged with stealing several thousands of dollars worth of jewelry and coins from a friend's home where he had been staying as a guest, according to the Okaloosa County...

BRIEF: Louisiana man charged with careless driving in I-10 wreck.
September 7, 2011... Byline: Lauren Sage Reinlie Sept. 07--BAKER -- A 55-year-old man from New Iberia, La., has been charged with careless driving after he wrecked his car on I-10 during a heavy rainstorm over the weekend. William H. Bridewell struck standing...

Okaloosa commissioners back Crestview bed tax plan.
September 7, 2011... Byline: Kari C. Barlow Sept. 07--CRESTVIEW -- Okaloosa County commissioners support the city's plan to form a second tourism taxing district in the county. The commission voted unanimously Tuesday to back the proposal, which would allow...

BRIEF: Northwest Florida sees record cold temperatures.
September 7, 2011... Byline: Angel McCurdy Sept. 07--Emerald Coast residents woke up to record cold temperatures Wednesday morning. Eglin Air Force Base recorded 57 degrees and Duke Field recorded 54 degrees, according to information gathered by the 46th...