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ULTIMATE GOOD TIMES: Emerald Coast Frisbee game flourishes (PHOTOS)

Andrew Metz

For Destin area residents who are interested in playing an organized sport, the perfect combination of competition and fun can be found in the game of ultimate. For more "Ultimate" photos, click here. The Emerald Coast Ultimate Club (ECUC), or the... Full story

FROM BOY TO MAN: How one New Orleans Saint has impacted the life of one Destin resident

Andrew Metz

This Sunday, Destin resident Dennis Dumler will be watching the Super Bowl and cheering as hard for the Saints as any member of “The Who Dat” nation. Dumler’s cheers do not come from a certain kinship with the city or the team,... Full story

To drill or not to drill: South Walton High School holds forum

Angel McCurdy, Florida Freedom Newspapers

SANTA ROSA BEACH — Just weeks before the Legislature takes up the issue, supporters and opponents had their say Thursday on a proposal to drill for oil off Florida’s coast. The forum sponsored by the E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center at... Full story

THE PRE BOWL: Local NFL veterans offer words of wisdom

Andrew Metz

After 43 years of existence and heading into their first Super Bowl, the Saints’ miracle ride has reached the moment of truth and NFL veterans with Destin ties are weighing in on the Crescent City’s chances and what it will take for... Full story

WRAPPED UP IN BLUE IN A BLACK AND GOLD WORLD: Snowbirds cling to their Colts

Andrew Metz

Saints madness has taken the Gulf Coast by storm. An entire region of the country that has never made the NFL a priority is suddenly cheerleading  a team that has perennially been at the bottom of the professional football barrel. As an NFL... Full story

‘Now I am going to beat you up since you said that'

Jeff Barker, Florida Freedom Newspapers

DESTIN – A 28-year-old man was charged with fighting over money he thought was owed to him, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. Another man told him he wasn’t going to pay him because he never completed... Full story

'THEY HAD NO RESPECT': Destinite chases down pot kickers

Tosha Sketo

Raymond Nguyen of Destin can’t be kicked around. The owner of Harbor Nail Spa at 41 Harbor Blvd. chased down two men that kicked a potted plant outside his business recently to “have a talk with them.” He said he was sitting in... Full story

'REMEMBER WHEN MY HOUSE WENT BOOM': Faye Boroughs and her three-year-old son struggle to pick up the pieces (PHOTOS)

Tosha Sketo

Most of the time, her worst memories float to the surface involuntarily. It happens when she looks in the mirror or down at her hands and sees the scars. When she visits the doctors that will be part of her life for at least a year. When she wakes... Full story

MIXED ON MAIN STREET: Business owners like improvements, but ‘pain phase’ lingers for some

Tosha Sketo

More than a year after the completion of the Main Street improvement project, reactions are mixed amongst the business community. Work began on Main Street in 2005 and continued for more than two years as negotiations with property owners over... Full story

Mountain Drive residents feel the pain (PHOTOS)

Tosha Sketo

Roadwork on Mountain Drive has entered the “pain phase,” according to Public Services Director Steve Schmidt. The city broke ground on the roughly $4 million project in October, but construction work began in earnest last week as... Full story

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