Election staffers earn national designation
Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections staff members Louise McGirr and Shirley Young were recently designated as Certified Elections/Registration Administrators (CERA). This award is the highest...
View ArticleCozzie to be sentenced Oct. 17
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Walton County Circuit Judge Kelvin Wells will decide Oct. 17 whether Stephen Cozzie will be put to death or spend the rest of his life in prison. Cozzie appeared in court Thursday...
View ArticleElection staffers earn national designation
Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections staff members Louise McGirr and Shirley Young were recently designated as Certified Elections/Registration Administrators (CERA). This award is the highest...
View ArticleUPDATED: Two injured in Eglin Parkway head-on collision
FORT WALTON BEACH — Two locals were injured Saturday evening in a head-on collision on Eglin Parkway near Monahan Drive NE. Rudel A. Burman, 20, was in the lefthand, northbound turn lane of Eglin...
View ArticleKite Festival (SLIDESHOW)
Kitty Hawk Kites held it's 5th Annual Flying High on the Harbor kite festival this weekend at HarborWalk Village and Norriego Point in Destin. The event, which drew kite flyers from as far as...
View ArticleInlet Beach residents say Dollar General won’t fit in
INLET BEACH — Does this community need a Dollar General Store? More than 400 people have signed an online petition saying it does not. There is another hard-copy petition circulating with even more...
View ArticleSand, surf and yoga
DESTIN —Rhonda Comparin walked barefoot among the 13 women lying supine on the floor of the pavilion at James Lee Park. Their eyes were closed, their breathing was slow and even. “This is where we put...
View ArticleEmerald Coast Autism Center seeks site at NWF State
NICEVILLE — The Emerald Coast Autism Center has approached Northwest Florida State College about building a facility on its main campus. Under the proposal, the center would “lease” land from the...
View ArticleYouth Spotlight: Boys & Girls Club gets a Little help
To nominate a student for Youth Spotlight, email wvictora@nwfdailynews.com or call 315-4478. FORT WALTON BEACH — The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast has an extra hand helping with its...
View ArticleUPDATED: Overturned trailer snags traffic on I-10
DORCAS — A 79-year-old man from Orange Park, Fla., was charged with careless driving after causing an accident on Interstate 10 Sunday afternoon. Richard Walter Sirch was driving a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500...
View ArticleCrestview schools locked down after armed robbery
CRESTVIEW — An armed robbery on Monday morning put area schools on lockdown for about two hours. Law enforcement officers had not located a suspect by evening, said Michele Nicholson, a spokeswoman...
View ArticlePetersen named to public access of records panel
State Sen. President Don Gaetz has announced the appointment of Barbara A. Petersen to a legislative panel that will recommend ways to provide better public access to state financial records and...
View ArticleLongtime school custodian beloved by students, staff
Editor's Note: This series recognizes people who make a difference in their communities. To nominate someone, call Wendy Victora at 315-4478 or email wvictora@nwfdailynews.com. MARY ESTHER — When...
View ArticleAirstream trailer wreck delays I-10 traffic
DORCAS — A 79-year-old man from Orange Park, Fla., was charged with careless driving after causing an accident Sunday afternoon on Interstate 10. Richard Walter Sirch was driving a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500...
View ArticleNavarre residents asked to take community center survey
Navarre residents are being asked to complete an online survey regarding the community’s needs, potential locations and funding options for a new community center in Navarre, according to a press...
View ArticleTurtle hatchlings turn up in strange place
OKALOOSA ISLAND —When George Gray got a call Monday morning about loggerhead turtle hatchlings in a resort pool, he was caught off guard. Gray, the sea turtle coordinator for Okaloosa County, had been...
View ArticleMore housing vouchers available for homeless veterans
The federal government has offered some additional help for chronically homeless veterans living in the Fort Walton Beach area. The area has received 45 additional housing vouchers for eligible...
View ArticleWoman has a close encounter of the slithery kind
FORT WALTON BEACH — Officials are seeking the owner of a 2-foot-long ball python snake that wandered into the home of a local woman. Pamela Williston called the Fort Walton Beach Police Department...
View ArticleOkaloosa teachers slated for raise
FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa County looks to be increasing its pay for teachers again. In an effort to merge two different pay schedules before a new system takes hold next school year, the district...
View ArticleFormer tax collector settles lawsuit after foreclosure (DOCUMENT)
Former Okaloosa County Tax Collector Chris Hughes and his wife, Robie, have been ordered to pay $266,556.14 to settle a lawsuit filed by Synovus Bank following the 2012 foreclosure of their Fort...
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