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Red-light cameras divide Crestview residents, experts

CRESTVIEW — The approval of a red-light camera program in Crestview has drawn mixed reactions from residents and experts.The City Council approved the program by a 3-2 vote March 12. According to the Crestview Police Department, cameras will be installed at two or three traffic signals and may take months to implement.A red-light camera is an automated system that takes photographs, usually from multiple angles, of a vehicle that has entered an intersection [...]
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Daily News names new editor

The Northwest Florida Daily News will welcome a new executive editor later this month when Jason Blakeney comes on board.Blakeney, a 38-year-old Gulf Coast native, replaces Bob Heist, who left at the end of March for another Gatehouse Media newspaper.“Jason is a consummate journalist and leader with a strong commitment to community journalism and audience engagement,” Daily News Publisher Diane Winnemuller said. “His passion for the news business, [...]
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PCB collision between Harley, golf cart injures 3

A collision between a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a disabled golf cart left one person hospitalized and two facing criminal charges.The March 31 collision in Panama City Beach happened about 2 a.m. The driver of the motorcycle, Robin O'Neil Smith of Panama City Beach, rear-ended the golf cart, which was being pushed down Joan Avenue by two people while a third person steered, according to the Florida Highway Patrol media release.Smith, who has minor injuries, was [...]
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Niceville High students evacuated after threat

NICEVILLE —Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is investigating a threat emailed to Niceville High School on Wednesday afternoon.School resource officers from the Sheriff’s Office and school administrators moved students to the football stadium after someone emailed a threat of toxic chemicals inside the school about 1:30 p.m., according to a press release from the Sheriff's Office.The threat was believed to have originated in another country, the [...]
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Two Walton projects make ‘Budget Turkey’ list

INLET BEACH — Two major Walton County road projects that got a combined $4 million in state funding have landed on the Florida TaxWatch Institute's latest "Budget Turkey" list.Each year, the TaxWatch Institute, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization, prepares a list of projects that got state money, or attempted to get state money, outside of established channels or from inappropriate sources.The institute is careful to note that its list is not [...]
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