‘There are times when you need help’
FORT WALTON BEACH — Gwen Dennis is not one to ask for help. The Oklahoma woman came to the area in 2011 to visit family, but ended up staying. Without a job, but with serious medical problems like...
View Article‘Without it ... we just wouldn’t eat’
FORTWALTON BEACH — On a Friday afternoon, Thomas and Betty Jo Paul walk to the front of Sharing and Caring to collect their sack lunch just as they have for the past three years. For them, the...
View ArticleTraffic light to be activated at Kerwood Road
HURLBURT FIELD — The Florida Department of Transportation plans to activate a traffic light Monday at the seldom-used Kerwood Road entrance. It will allow a controlled flow of traffic from the base...
View ArticleFormer Niceville resident to show her skill on ‘Chopped’
Former Niceville resident Kristen Gregory knows she is an accomplished chef, but not even years of practice could prepare her to make a dish with a jawbreaker. The 35-year-old chef at Nashville’s...
View ArticleBrother, sister tangle; guess who got arrested
DESTIN – A brother and sister got into it, according to an arrest report, and it was the brother who ended up being arrested. The sibling spat took place at an Indigo Circle residence, where the two...
View ArticleMan tries to get refund on pants he didn't buy
DESTIN – Two men were arrested after they tried to pull a fast one on a local discount store, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. The two went to Walmart on Emerald Coast...
View ArticleDuo visit aunt, take jewelry, silver dollars, antique coins, report says
FORT WALTON BEACH – Two women were arrested and charged with stealing jewelry and antique coins from a 74-year-old aunt of one of the women. The two, 25-year-old Patricia Lynn Eubanks of Fort Walton...
View ArticleRenfroes must get to South Florida for daughter's next surgery
PAXTON —In 10 days,Angie and Daniel Renfroe are scheduled to travel to Hollywood for their daughter Katie’s fourth surgery. But their 1995 Ford van has stopped running. “It won’t even crank,” Angie...
View ArticleNiceville High student hits the right notes
NICEVILLE — Asia Greer has the chops to make it to the top. The Niceville High School student was one of just a handful of musicians to be selected to the Florida All-State Band, and was the only...
View ArticleOne lucky WWII pilot
SHALIMAR — It’s not rare for someone to liken Frank Fisher to a cat with nine lives. The retired colonel could fill a book with stories of being a young Army Air Corps pilot in World War II to...
View ArticleMan admits he slapped girlfriend in spat over pornography
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man was arrested after he slapped his girlfriend during an argument over his porn-watching, according to a report. The 25-year-old man and his girlfriend of seven months got into...
View ArticleFacebook post lands teen in hot water
NICEVILLE – A 17-year-old boy’s Facebook boast about his shoplifting spree landed him in hot water with the Niceville Police Department. According to an arrest report, the youth entered the Walmart...
View ArticleMaking a Difference: These unheralded volunteers make a huge difference for some
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. NICEVILLE — On her way...
View ArticleWoman faces 20 years, $500,000 for Gulf Power bomb threats
PENSACOLA — A 33-year-old woman was charged today with two counts of maliciously conveying false information of a bomb threat. Eboni Parker allegedly made false bomb threats Jan. 30 and Feb. 20 to...
View ArticleHelp is on the way for summer flood victims (GALLERY)
A coalition of local charities, churches and other community groups has formed to help residents whose homes were damaged in the July flooding in Walton County. The summer storm dropped 18 inches of...
View ArticleCold temps headed for Emerald Coast
A powerful winter storm pushing eastward across the United States is expected to bring unseasonably cold temperatures to the Emerald Coast in the next three days. “It will be a very chilly holiday,”...
View ArticleIt’s official: Eglin Parkway road work is complete (GALLERY)
SHALIMAR — Nineteen months and lots of moaning and groaning later, a $6.9 million Eglin Parkway road improvement project begun in April 2012 has been completed. The Florida Department of...
View ArticleExperts say 2013 hurricane season was all bark, no bite (GALLERY)
Defying dire outlooks issued in the spring, the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially ends Nov. 30, was the least active since 1982, and the sixth-least-active season since 1950, the...
View ArticleMilitary kids can get free online tutoring, 24/7
No hour is too late for a military child to get free help with a homework assignment or essay thanks to an online tutoring program paid for by the U.S. Department of Defense. For the past three years,...
View ArticleOfficer found dead in apparent suicide
CRESTVIEW —A 16-year-veteran of the city police department was found dead in his home on Monday morning from an apparent suicide. No foul play is suspected, although the incident remains under...
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