Okaloosa Sheriff’s Office donates bicycles to youth camp
For about nine years, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has participated at Caruth Camp, a program that gives underprivileged children an opportunity to learn leadership skills and have fun with...
View ArticleNavarre Park has grown in popularity (GALLERY)
NAVARRE —If you want to know what’s happening in the community, venture down to Navarre Park and you’re sure to find out. See photos of the park. >> Although Navarre doesn’t have an official...
View ArticleHairstylist hanging up her scissors after more than 50 years
FORT WALTON BEACH — For nearly 55 years, Waldi Anguiano has stood with comb and scissors in hand, transforming her clients’ hair while hearing about their lives. Next week will mark the end of her...
View ArticleMorrison Springs still under advisory
CARYVILLE - The health advisory recommending swimmers not use Morrison Springs is still in effect, according to the Walton County Health Department. A sample taken on Thursday had a high amount of...
View ArticleMan sentenced to prison for luring child
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS - A Crestview man was sentenced Thursday to 21 months in prison for traveling to Walton County to meet whom he thought was a 14-year-old girl named Katie, according to the Walton...
View ArticleMan hospitalized after crash on I-10
MOSSY HEAD- A man was taken to the hospital Friday morning after the trailer attached to his vehicle caused him to lose control on Interstate 10, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Ronald...
View ArticleNeighborhood Memory Café gives Alzheimer’s patients a place to socialize...
FORT WALTON BEACH — Cynthia Gilley and her father Ted held hands as they watched the packed dining room at the Synergy Organic Juice Bar and Cafe. “Are you having fun?” Gilley asked him. He responded...
View Article'Stinky Paul,' other homless men keeping FWB Police busy
FORT WALTON BEACH – A homeless man who didn’t want to sleep in the woods was arrested for sleeping in a baseball stadium dugout, lawmen say. On June 6 a Fort Walton Beach Police officer swung by Jet...
View ArticleCursing man tells lawmen after pot, Xanax and beer, he's in a happy mood
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man told lawmen he was in a happy mood after smoking marijuana, taking Xanax and drinking beer, which does not explain why he was yelling and cursing at police officers who found...
View ArticleDriver blames swerving in traffic on dropped cell phone
FORT WALTON BEACH – A woman claimed she was weaving in and out of traffic because she dropped her mobile phone and accidentally swerved. But it was her failure to appear for a court date that got her...
View ArticlePOLICE: Man run over by train while sleeping on tracks
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS—A man was killed Saturday morning after being run over by a CSX train between South 11th Street and Crescent Drive, according to police. Rolando Chavix Jocon, 25, of DeFuniak Springs,...
View ArticleDestin residents, business owners brainstorm how to revitalize struggling CRA
DESTIN — As the city’s Town Center Community Redevelopment Area continues to struggle with sagging property values and tremendous debt, its residents and business owners have no shortage of ideas on...
View ArticleAdministrators to report on STEMM Center
The Okaloosa County School Board will get input Monday from district administrators and parents about the first year of the Okaloosa STEMM Center. The presentations will come after a discussion at the...
View ArticleSchool districts to start paying for college dual-enrollment courses
Area school districts and local colleges are rewriting the rules for high school dual-enrollment courses to meet the changing demands of Florida lawmakers. Beginning in August, all school districts...
View Article'They’re all adoptable if you find the right person' (GALLERY)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Peter Ballard winced as Jeraco’s needle-like claws dug into his skin. The tiny gray bob-tailed kitten clambered out of his hands and onto his shoulder. Jeraco paused as she thought...
View ArticleMonkey nips at Texas officer during traffic stop
ARANSAS PASS, Texas (AP) — A South Texas police officer had to deal with some unexpected monkey business as he wrote a speeding ticket. A pet monkey bit Aransas (uh-RAN'-zuhs) Pass Officer Keith Moore...
View ArticleMass. couple's 2001 message in a bottle found
REHOBOTH, Mass. (AP) — The couple from Massachusetts had just finished off a bottle of champagne to celebrate their engagement on a Florida beach in August 2001 when they got a crazy idea. They wrote...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in Milton crash
MILTON — A 45-year-old man was killed after crashing his motorcycle on Glover Lane shortly after midnight Sunday. James Mandabach, who lives in Milton, was headed north on Glover Lane approaching the...
View ArticleCrestview woman is counting on her cake to win bake-off
CRESTVIEW — Dawn Onuffer is seeking support to bring her baking dreams to November’s 46th annual Pillsbury Bake-Off in Las Vegas. Onuffer is a semifinalist in the national competition. Her Hot Pink...
View ArticleOfficers seek to give education in parking rules
DESTIN — As the summer season gets in full swing, the city’s code enforcement officers are stepping up enforcement of parking violations. “We’ve been more active since spring break,” Code Enforcement...
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