Lake DeFuniak

Archive for February, 2012


Local Community Pushing for Amtrak to Resume Regional Service
WJHG-TV
DeFuniak Springs and Walton County officials have passed resolutions, urging Amtrak to bring-back the Sunset Limited. Historic DeFuniak Springs was built around the railroad tracks and now citizens seem thrilled with the idea of bringing back the ...

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Man charged with making meth, neglecting his baby
The Northwest Florida Daily News
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — A 27-year-old man was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with producing methamphetamine with his 6-month-old baby in his home. On Saturday, the Department of Children and Families investigated allegations that Travis Allen ...

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The Huntsville Times - al.com

All aboard: Community supports Amtrak's return
The Northwest Florida Daily News
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Okaloosa County officials may not want to see the regional stretch of Amtrak's Sunset Limited line re-established, but Walton County and DeFuniak Springs are onboard. Walton County commissioners voted 4-0 Tuesday to support ...
Amtrak's Sunset Limited line could be returning to Gulf CoastThe Huntsville Times - al.com (blog)

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The Huntsville Times - al.com

All aboard: Community supports Amtrak's return
Destin Log
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Okaloosa County officials may not want to see the regional stretch of Amtrak's Sunset Limited line re-established, but Walton County and DeFuniak Springs are onboard. Walton County commissioners voted 4-0 Tuesday to support ...
Man charged with making meth, neglecting his babyThe Northwest Florida Daily News
Local Community Pushing for Amtrak to Resume Regional ServiceWJHG-TV

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The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog)

Amtrak's Sunshine Limited line could be returning to Gulf Coast
The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog)
(AP file photo) DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Florida -- Amtrak's Sunshine Limited passenger line, which ran from Jacksonville to New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina, may be re-opened soon for the first time since the 2005 storm. The Northwest Florida Daily News ...

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Man arrested bringing pot from Tallahassee to Pensacola
The Northwest Florida Daily News
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — A 26-year-old man was arrested earlier this month and charged with intent to distribute marijuana. Dermarcus Antwaun Taylor, who lives in Pensacola, was driving west on I-10 going 84 miles per hour in a 70 miles-per-hour zone about ...

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Florida Sportsman Magazine

What's This, and What's it Doing in Florida?
Florida Sportsman Magazine
by Jeff Weakley • February 28, 2012 • No comments That's Defuniak Springs angler Craig Martin with what authorities are pretty certain is a bighead carp (Hypophtalmichtys nobilis). Martin said he caught the fish last week, on Feb.

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Passenger in fatal crash idenitifed
Holmes County Times Advertiser
Andrea Hoffman, 20, of Holmes County, was driving a 1996 Chevrolet southbound on US Highway 331 when she collided with an 18-wheeler, according to Lt. Tillman Mears, public information officer with DeFuniak Springs Police.

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Door prize winners announced, sponsors recognized
Walton Sun
Door Prize recipients included: Blackberry Tablets — Neal Tate of Freeport (Community Open House) and Ashley Watkins of Miramar Beach (Chamber of Commerce Open House), Coca-Cola Personal Fridge — Brian Still of DeFuniak Springs, Disc Painter Disc ...

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Meth lab dismantled in Defuniak Springs
Jackson County Floridan
An alleged methamphetamine lab was found in a cooler in a bedroom of a Defuniak Springs home by the Washington County Sheriff's Office on Feb. 24. According to a press release from the WCSO, Sherry Brown, 59, was charged with trafficking ...
Women facing meth charges, lab found in coolerThe Northwest Florida Daily News

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