Taj Tariq Tamboura Robinson, 35, of Fort Walton Beach, was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, two counts of distribution and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Okaloosa County Clerk of Courts and Comptroller Brad Embry recently addressed a resident’s concern about a fee that pertains to the online auctioning of foreclosed properties in the county.
The mother of Billy Day, the 31-year-old Crestview man who was killed in the Aug. 16 Crestview Police officer involved shooting, recently began a “Justice for Billy Day: Support His Family” GoFundMe fundraiser.
The opening of Gulf Air Group’s more than $17 million Crestview Maintenance Center at Bob Sikes Airport represents a major milestone for the company, Okaloosa County, and the region, county Airports Director Tracy Stage said at this morning’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for the massive facility.
Roy and Darlene Estes, who operate a popular free weekly bookstore in storage units near downtown Crestview, share a “retirement dream” of owning and managing a full-time, brick-and-mortar bookstore in the Hub City.
Thirty-seven-year-old Crestview resident Shantel Marie Powell on Monday was found guilty by a federal jury of making a false statement to a federal agent.
Residents who for years have been asking local government officials to have sidewalks built along busy Stillwell Boulevard in and near Crestview soon will get their request fulfilled.
