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‘I thought about killing you when you pulled me over’

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — A bag of large knives was found within arm’s reach of a man who said he thought about killing the sheriff's deputy who pulled him over.According to a press release from the Walton County Sheriff's Office, on March 9 a deputy on routine patrol observed a camouflage Jeep traveling eastbound on U.S. Highway 90 near Gene Hurley Road. The tag displayed on the Jeep turned out to be registered to a 2007 Blue Hyundai Sonata.The deputy pulled the [...]
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If Landlord says it’s spring, it’s spring (PHOTOS)

Calendars apparently do not mean much to "Landlord" the gopher tortoise.While spring doesn’t officially begin until March 20, the roughly 11.5-pound tortoise recently decided to stir from his long slumber and crawl out from his igloo-shaped enclosure inside the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge.Maybe he was just hungry. Or perhaps he actually sensed that it was getting warmer outside. [...]
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DEL STONE JR.: A big no vote for arming teachers

It wasn’t a resounding “no” vote, but most of you don’t think arming teachers is a good way of stopping school massacres.I agree.The idea of arming teachers has been around for years now, but most recently it was given new life by President Donald Trump who, in the wake of the tragic Parkland school shooting, advocated that teachers carry guns to shoot back at the shooters. Gun enthusiasts warmly embraced the suggestion and backed it vigorously on [...]
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Florida Lottery results for Friday, March 9, 2018

These Florida lotteries were drawn Friday:Fantasy 5: 03-16-27-32-35Lucky Money: 04-11-13-23, Lucky Ball 4, estimated jackpot $1.2 millionMega Millions: 07-17-18-46-66, Mega Ball 22, Megaplier 4, estimated jackpot $290 millionPowerball: estimated jackpot $385 millionPick 2 Evening: 5-2Pick 2 Midday: 1-1Pick 3 Evening: 4-9- [...]
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