Two charged after meth labs found in truck (DOCUMENT)
A California man and a woman with him have been arrested after an active “shake-and-bake” methamphetamine lab was found in their truck outside the CVS Pharmacy on Mary Esther Boulevard, according to...
View ArticleHow did Okaloosa teachers vote on salary offer?
Okaloosa County teachers have overwhelmingly voted in support of the district’s proposed pay schedule for the school year. Only 19 out of the 1,349 teachers who voted Tuesday were against the plan...
View ArticleReport blasts Okaloosa clerk’s office (DOCUMENT)
Fifteen months after the Mark Bellinger fraud scandal, numerous deficiencies remain within the Okaloosa County Clerk of Court’s Office, leaving the county vulnerable to another major theft of public...
View ArticleMurder suspect Nicole Allen gets new attorney
CRESTVIEW — Nicole Allen wasn’t sentenced Wednesday for third-degree murder. Instead, she got a new attorney. Allen also learned Ryan Minyard, who was released from representing her, is no longer...
View ArticleOdom sentencing delayed
CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County Judge Michael Flowers on Wednesday granted Adam Odom, who faces 15 years in prison for vehicular homicide, a rare extension to consult with his attorney before he passes...
View ArticleWCSO searching for suspect
FREEPORT - Walton County sheriff's deputies were searching for a man who backed up a stolen Jeep into a patrol car. Sheriff's deputy Marjorie Ginell King, 44, of DeFuniak Springs, noticed a stolen...
View ArticlePedestrian hit on Hwy. 331 critically injured
FREEPORT — A 19-year-old man was critically injured Wednesday night when he was hit by a vehicle while walking along U.S. Highway 331. Freeport resident James L. Allen was walking north with the flow...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in Wednesday collision
MARY ESTHER — A 29-year-old Pensacola man was killed Wednesday night after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle on U.S. Highway 98. Hans Bjornstad was heading west in the left lane just before...
View ArticleWoman faces minimum 25 years for drug trafficking
FORT WALTON BEACH — A local woman faces at least 25 years in prison after being convicted of trafficking drugs. A jury on Wednesday found Tori Scott, 21, guilty of trafficking cocaine and hydrocodone...
View ArticleCommon practice puts Okaloosa County at risk
Okaloosa County has issued an excessive number of credit cards to employees across numerous departments, according to a risk assessment released this week by internal auditor Carr, Riggs & Ingram....
View ArticleTwo detained in BB gun incident involving school
DESTIN -- A report from concerned resident Thursday morning led to two boys being arrested in connection to a vehicle burglary the night before. A call from the Okaloosa County School District’s...
View ArticleMan arrested after manhunt
FREEPORT — A Georgia man was arrested has been arrested after he ran a stolen vehicle into a Walton County sheriff's deputy’s patrol car and injured her. A 1999 blue Jeep Wrangler was reported stolen...
View ArticleTwo more arrested from Friday meth lab raid
Two more people have been arrested in connection with a meth lab raid at a home on Ammons Drive last week, according to the Walton County Sheriff's Office. John Lee Wickham, 56, of Mary Esther, is...
View ArticleMan admits he has no business being near girlfriend's house
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man who admitted he had no business being near his girlfriend’s house was later spotted near his girlfriend’s house and now must face a judge. The incident allegedly occurred at...
View ArticleDrugs, dirt land man in trouble with the law
DESTIN – A man who tried to hide drugs in the dirt next to the spot where he was sitting faces a felony possession charge, according to an arrest report. Stacy Anglin, 48, of Destin, was spotted...
View ArticleDuo squabble over being drunk; trouble ensues
FORT WALTON BEACH – Lawmen say a man prevented his girlfriend from leaving their house after she complained about him being drunk. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputies investigating a report of the...
View ArticleTDC, ad agency field complaints from hospitality industry
OKALOOSA ISLAND —Representatives of the hospitality industry packed the Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council meeting Thursday to voice complaints about the county’s advertising agency. About...
View ArticleBridge could replace section of 30A
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Walton County has decided to build a bridge to replace a washed out section of County Road 30A. County commissioners voted Tuesday to move forward with a bridge following a Public...
View ArticleCold One with the Commissioner
NICEVILLE — Armed with water (and later a Yuengling) Okaloosa County Commissioner Nathan Boyles discussed local issues with residents at his first Cold One with the Commissioner on Thursday night....
View ArticleMary Esther City clerk resigns
MARY ESTHER - City Clerk Tammy King has resigned, citing family issues, according to Mary Esther City Manager Lynne Oler. King resigned Aug. 16. The city has not begun advertising for a new clerk.
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