New military app hits Eglin
EGLIN AFB — The base has launched a new app for streamlining scheduling and communication. “My Military Communities” offers instant updates from all official base organization Facebook pages by...
View ArticleOkaloosa to revisit proposed hatchery, park
OKALOOSA ISLAND — County Commissioners are nearing a decision on whether to allow a fish hatchery and an adventure park to be built on the old Island Golf Center property. AquaGreen, a nonprofit in...
View ArticleWalton lawsuits delve into federal investigation
Attorneys for Walton County activist Suzanne Harris are trying to prevent their client from having to testify about discussions they say she’s had with federal agents. To do so, they’ve stated in a...
View ArticleArea avoids worst of flood damage (SLIDESHOW)
A line of heavy rainstorms moved across the Florida panhandle Sunday, dumping rain on an already saturated Pensacola and Gulf Breeze, but largely sparing the region from additional flood damage....
View ArticleCrestview hosting National Guard sendoff this Saturday
CRESTVIEW — A community sendoff is planned for the Crestview National Guard unit this Saturday June 16, at 7 p.m. Organizers hope to line Highway 90 all the way to the armory on Highway 85 with flags,...
View ArticleHeavy rainfall contaminates inland waterways
The Santa Rosa County Healthy Department has issued an advisory against water-related activiteis in all areas except the Gulf of Mexico. Heavy rainfall during the past several days has washed...
View ArticleSchool Board requests testing model change (DOCUMENT)
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Okaloosa County School Board has joined many other groups across the state and nation that are condemning the current standardized testing model for the undue pressure it places...
View ArticleLocal dancers return as world champions (VIDEO)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Justin Guilmette easily lifts Kimalee Piedad into the air and gingerly moves her across the wooden dance floor in time to the music. For nearly seven months, Piedad and Guilmette...
View ArticleRains dampen area’s troubling wildfire
EGLIN AFB — Officials with Eglin’s Wild Land Management Section said the wildfire that erupted in late May has been adequately put to sleep. “The rain has been adequate to put the fire to sleep, but...
View ArticleArea golf courses up for sale
SHALIMAR — The owner of four golf courses in Northwest Florida has put the properties up for sale and two of them are under contract to be purchased. Meadowbrook Golf, which owns eight golf courses in...
View ArticleInterest in TDC job remains high (DOCUMENT)
Okaloosa County’s search for a new Tourist Development Council head continues to draw dozens of resumes from across the country. As of Monday, the county had received 174 applications for the TDC’s...
View ArticleLawmen say woman refused to pay for items, threw soft drink at officer
FORT WALTON BEACH - A woman who refused to pay for items she's accused of stealing from a convenience store had to be drive-stunned into the back of a police cruiser after she lashed out at arresting...
View ArticleMan doesn't want to go to jail without underwear on
FORT WALTON BEACH - A man who didn't want to go to jail without underwear faces an additional charge of possession of drugs. On May 31 Fort Walton Beach Police officers contacted the man at his Second...
View ArticleLoud music leads to man's arrest on outstanding warrant
FORT WALTON BEACH - Loud music became the undoing of a man wanted on an outstanding warrant. On June 1 at about 8 a.m. a Fort Walton Beach Police officer was asked to drop by a business on Miracle...
View ArticleReport: Man grabs other man by genitals, bites him on leg
FORT WALTON BEACH - Two men who lived together became involved in a physical struggle after one of the men decided to leave. The other man was arrested on a battery charge. On May 29 Fort Walton Beach...
View ArticleBig Mac Shootout, kids Cane Pole Classic coming up
Final registration and kickoff party for the Big Mac Shootout Fishing Tourney is Friday at the Fort Walton Beach Elks Lodge 1795 on Okaloosa Island. The event is open to the public. There will be a...
View ArticleLETTER: Take a stand
According to official reports, the Tourist Development Councils in Okaloosa and Walton counties together collected almost $2.3 million in bed taxes during April 2012. Extrapolating, that’s more than...
View ArticleDriver seriously injured in I-10 wreck
ESCAMBIA COUNTY --A Fort Walton Beach driver was seriously injured early Tuesday morning after losing control on a "slick spot" of Interstate 10, according to the Florida Highway Patrol media release....
View ArticleDriver "nodded off," took out telephone pole
A driver who sheared off a telephone pole near Buffalo's Reef on Eglin Parkway Tuesday morning told rescue workers that he "nodded off" before leaving the roadway. Noah David Cantrell, a 19-year-old...
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