PHOTOS: Past Emerald Coast Christmases
Here we gather photos taken during past Christmas celebrations on the Emerald Coast. Enjoy this holiday blast from the past! See the photos. >>
View ArticleChristmas Connection helps 132 families, 370 children
FORT WALTON BEACH — Christmas Connection proves to the world that teenagers are a force to be reckoned with. For the 16th year, the leadership class at Fort Walton Beach High School has shown drive...
View ArticleOkaloosa to add compliance officer in 2014
Okaloosa County plans to hire a compliance officer in 2014 to improve internal financial controls. The new position is in response to several findings in the state’s audits of the Tourist Development...
View ArticleLighting up the holidays (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
FORT WALTON BEACH — For the past five years, a simple sign has brought thousands of people to the Kline family’s 2-acre lot to take in the Christmas light display. “CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DISPLAY DEC. 21st...
View Article'Today the conversation stopped and the digging began'
SANTA ROSA BEACH — Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Ananth Prasad crossed U.S. Highway 331 off his bucket list Friday. He told visitors at a groundbreaking ceremony for a second bridge...
View ArticleDOT wants to replace Brooks Bridge
The Florida Department of Transportation essentially has ended debate over how best to tackle the problem of the aging and overcrowded Brooks Bridge. DOT District Secretary Tommy Barfield announced...
View ArticleWCSO arrests woman on meth charges.
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS - A woman was arrested Friday morning after deputies found a backpack filled with chemicals used to make methamphetamine as well as a small amount of the drug, according to the Walton...
View Article7 taken to hospital following crash
DESTIN - Seven people were taken to local hospitals with minor to moderate injuries after a three-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 98 and Gulf Shore Drive on Friday evening, according to Destin...
View ArticleMan charged with child molestation
CRESTVIEW - A 58-year-old man was arrested Friday on charges of lewd and lascivious molestation of two girls under the age of 16 and the attempted molestation of a third girl, according to the...
View ArticleCOMMUNITY KUDOS: $100 thank you, salute to military families and more
Rewarding kindness Krystel Boltz was working at What-A-Burger on Tuesday morning when one of her customers handed her $100. He told Boltz that he chooses one service person a year to randomly reward...
View ArticleStill waiting for homes (PHOTOS)
NOTE: This story is part of a collection of stories looking back on 2013. Read more of the stories. >> FREEPORT — Laurie Hood looked around Alaqua Animal Refuge, counting just two dozen dogs...
View ArticleKatie Renfroe powers on
NOTE: This story is part of a collection of stories looking back on 2013. Read more of the stories. >> Five-year-old Katie Renfroe captivated hearts across Northwest Florida in 2013. The Paxton...
View Article'This is Snakebite calling you back'
NOTE: This story is part of a collection of stories looking back on 2013. Read more of the stories. >> LAUREL HILL — Four months after losing part of his “trigger finger” to a copperhead bite,...
View ArticleVeteran’s family struggles after his death
NOTE: This story is part of a collection of stories looking back on 2013. Read more of the stories. >> NAVARRE — After her husband’s decade-long battle with brain cancer ended in September,...
View ArticleAbandoned boat makes waves in Navarre Beach
NOTE: This story is part of a collection of stories looking back on 2013. Read more of the stories. >> A derelict vessel left abandoned in Santa Rosa Sound for more than two years caught the...
View ArticleTourism officials predict 2014 growth
NOTE: This story is part of a collection of stories looking back on 2013. Read more of the stories. >> For the third year in a row, the tourism industry in Northwest Florida broke records. Yet...
View ArticleDeputies become fixture in public schools
NOTE: This story is part of a collection of stories looking back on 2013. Read more of the stories. >> When students returned from Christmas break in January 2013, the landscape inside schools...
View Article'She’s always in our prayers'
NOTE: This story is part of a collection of stories looking back on 2013. Read more of the stories. >> The Bias family looked forward to nestling Braelyn Breeze Thomason in a stocking this...
View ArticleEarly morning crash damages Brooks Bridge
FORT WALTON BEACH — Damage to a concrete barrier on the Brooks Bridge that was discovered Saturday afternoon was connected to a vehicle accident that occurred hours earlier, according to police. See...
View ArticleA walk for homeless
Several locals took a long, rainy candlelit walk through downtown Fort Walton Beach Saturday evening to bring awareness to the plight of the local homeless community. "Everyone needs a home," said...
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