County boosts storm water funding
FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa County commissioners on Tuesday voted to divert a portion of the county’s dedicated park funds to pay for storm water improvements. The board unanimously approved the...
View ArticleDownpour floods area streets (GALLERY)
FORT WALTON BEACH — A heavy afternoon downpour flooded streets in the Fort Walton Beach area. Some of them were covered in several feet of water during the storm. Anchors Street near Mary Esther...
View ArticlePat Hollarn named to state elections board
Former Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections Pat Hollarn has been appointed as one of nine members of the Florida Elections Commission. Senate President Don Gaetz nominated Hollarn for the board and...
View ArticleFour charged with swiping pelican statue
NAVARRE — It must have been a strange sight: a sport utility vehicle with no license tag traveling along U.S. Highway 98 with a large pelican statue hanging from the back end. It was strange enough...
View ArticleUPDATE: Meth lab discovery snarls Crestview traffic
CRESTVIEW — Police have released the name of a man responsible for snarling traffic Tuesday afternoon after he was discovered walking down John King Road with equipment used to make methamphetamine....
View ArticleGulf Power’s new website feature can locate power outages
Gulf Power customers can get real-time information on their computer or mobile phone by going to MyGulfPower.com. The company’s new online interactive map gives customers the ability to zoom in to...
View ArticleStinky’s Fish Camp to be featured on ‘Emeril’s Florida’
SANTA ROSA BEACH — This week the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association will showcase the Emerald Coast on Emeril Lagasse’s newest show “Emeril’s Florida.” Thursday’s show will highlight some of...
View ArticleWitnesses sought in aggravated battery case
DESTIN - Okaloosa County sheriff's investigators are searching for witnesses to an aggravated battery at a nightspot early July 7. The 23-year-old victim told investigators that he was going back and...
View ArticleOkaloosa honors children for saving money
The Okaloosa County Extension has recognized six young people as winners in its annual Teach Children to Save contest. The children’s names were drawn randomly from 122 entries. The winners were...
View ArticleBus routes likely to be cut
Okaloosa County commissioners have scheduled a public hearing Sept. 3 to discuss the proposed elimination of bus routes in Crestview and Destin. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. at the county...
View Article50 years after the March on Washington
In a few days Lewis Jennings will stand where nearly 250,000 people stood 50 years ago to rally for equality. About 50 people from Northwest Florida and thousands more from across the United States...
View ArticleBoy’s legacy inspires faith, kindness in community (GALLERY, VIDEO)
BAKER — Connie Oglesby can’t help but smile when she thinks about her 11-year-old son Wyatt. She recalls how much he loved his horse Jeffy, that cowboy hat he just had to have and the science fair...
View ArticleRollover sends one to hospital (GALLERY)
SANTA ROSA BEACH — One person was taken to a local hospital for injuries in a rollover wreck on U.S. Highway 98 near Don Bishop Road Wednesday afternoon. View a photo gallery of the wreck >>...
View ArticleWoman charged with 102 counts of animal cruelty
FREEPORT - A woman now faces 102 additional charges of animal cruelty, according to the Walton County Sheriff's Office. Nancy Payne, 49, was arrested Aug. 16 and charged with one count of animal...
View ArticleParcels at three Panhandle state parks could be sold (GALLERY, DOCUMENTS)
The Department of Environmental Protection is considering selling four small parcels at three state parks in Northwest Florida. The local parcels are among 67 statewide being considered for sale in...
View ArticleFloyd testifies in racketeering trial (GALLERY)
CRESTVIEW — Former Maj. Joseph Floyd on Wednesday told his side of the many stories of criminal misdeeds prosecutors say he committed during a five-year run as head of the Police Department’s Street...
View ArticleConcert, rodeo will mark fundraiser for new arena
In the days and weeks since Wyatt Oglesby’s sudden passing, his family has received an outpouring of support from the community. This weekend, some of the people he touched will host the Wyatt Houston...
View ArticleDeputies search for man who disregarded traffic stop
Okaloosa County sheriff's deputies searched for a man who didn't pull over during a traffic stop Wednesday night. Deputies chased the man, who then crashed his vehicle on Clifford Street at about 8:25...
View ArticleRoad work to close lanes on SR 85
LAUREL HILL - Motorists on State Road 85 from five miles south of Laurel Hill to the Alabama line will encounter intermittent lane restrictions through Friday while crews perform maintenance, the...
View ArticleWoman sentenced to 20 years prison for cyclist's death
FORT WALTON BEACH — A Niceville woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of cyclist Harry Robert Crawford. Okaloosa County Circuit Judge John Brown sentenced Rhea Reynolds, 29, for...
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