Walton County to stream commission meetings online
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS— Beginning with its meeting Tuesday, Walton County will begin the live streaming and archiving of its County Commission meetings, officials have announced. Live streams will be...
View ArticleSupervisor charged with stealing from disabled clients
FORT WALTON BEACH — The residential services director at Horizons of Okaloosa County has been arrested for stealing from 24 disabled residential group home clients, according to the Okaloosa County...
View ArticleMan says he's been using pipe to smoke crack for 2 weeks
FORT WALTON BEACH – A 54-year-old man who’d been smoking crack for two weeks was arrested after a deputy found his pipe during a traffic stop. The stop occurred Aug. 4 on Colonial Drive in Fort Walton...
View Article'Are you ready to die tonight?'
DESTIN – Deputies say a Huntsville, Ala., woman attacked her husband at a local nightspot, asking him if were “ready to die tonight.” The fracas took place Aug. 4 at Nightown. A deputy saw the woman...
View ArticleXanax falls out of woman's bra at jail
CRESTVIEW – A woman was arrested after she was found with Xanax at the county jail. On Aug. 3 the woman, 32-year-old Jamie Lee Ourso of Plant City, arrived at Okaloosa Correctional Institute to see...
View ArticleMid-Bay Bridge Connector nears home stretch (GALLERY)
NICEVILLE — While transportation planners and residents agonize over efforts to convince local politicians to invest in expensive road projects, the Mid-Bay Bridge Connector races in relative...
View ArticleNew year ushers in new school in Walton County (GALLERY)
SANTA ROSA BEACH — Summer vacation is over for Walton County students. The ever-growing county saw a mostly smooth first day of school Thursday, with only a few minor hiccups here and there, according...
View ArticleBoard recommends new access at Sandestin
SANTA ROSA BEACH — The Walton County Planning Commission stifled dissenting comment and voted 4-1 Thursday to allow the Sandestin Owners Association to let a limited number of employees use a...
View ArticleThree men charged with conspiring to defraud Air Force
A former Air Force airman and civilian employee as well as two contractors have been charged with conspiring to defraud the Air Force of $5.4 million in contracts, according to the U.S. Attorney’s...
View ArticleResidents protest possible tax hikes
FORT WALTON BEACH — Hoisting their signs high, a dozen or so protestors outside Okaloosa County’s Water and Sewer Administration Building made their displeasure known Thursday of officials...
View ArticleDead shark is found in NYC subway car, disposed of
NEW YORK (AP) — Did a fan of "Shark Week" get carried away? New York City's transit authority says a conductor found a small dead shark aboard a subway train in Queens on Wednesday. The conductor...
View ArticleTreasure hunter helps bring home sentimental ring
DESTIN — Before he died, Henry Davis found a way to be part of his son’s future college graduation. The Texas man bought 20-year-old Hunter his Oklahoma State University class ring, and then attended...
View ArticleTeenage girl killed in ATV accident
JAY — A 17-year-old girl was killed Thursday in a four-wheeler accident on Oil Plant Road just two miles north of State Road 4. Cheyenne T. Glenn of Jay was driving the ATV southbound on Oil Plant...
View ArticleSheriff's Office looking for missing man
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — The Walton County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for helpin locating a missing 29-year-old man. Joel Hensely was last seen Aug. 4 at his mother's home on Blue Ridge...
View ArticleCouple attacked, robbed at home
NICEVILLE - A couple was beaten and robbed at their home on Kristen Circle Thursday evening, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded at 10:30 p.m. and found a 68-year-old...
View Article3,100 miles and counting: 'If we have miles to go, we have miles to give'
GRAYTON BEACH — Running 3,100 miles across the country in 157 days was just the first step for Landon Cooper and the Miles 2 Give team. They say their journey to make sarcoma — the forgotten cancer —...
View ArticleCrestview man shot and killed in Jacksonville, N.C.
A man from Crestview was shot and killed early Friday in a home in Jacksonville, N.C., and a Marine has been arrested in connection with the killing, according to Jacksonville police. Police...
View ArticleWoman charged with battery on deputy
OKALOOSA ISLAND - A woman was charged with disorderly conduct, battery on a law enforcement officer and possession of drug paraphernalia after she caused a scene at an Okaloosa Island nightclub,...
View ArticleLocal activist Bobbye Sikes Wicke dies
A beloved local activist known for her drive and candor has passed away. Bobbye Sikes Wicke died in her sleep Aug. 4 at her daughter’s home in Bendersville, Pa. She was 85. “She had a good long...
View ArticleDriver found with cocaine during traffic stop
FORT WALTON BEACH - An Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputy discovered cocaine, cash and digital scales in the vehicle of a driver he stopped for running a stop sign. Erick Lamont Pugh, 32, ran the stop...
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