Okaloosa commissioner worries about control of BP funds
Okaloosa County Commissioner Wayne Harris is concerned the county’s most recent financial scandal could hurt its chances of keeping control over any RESTORE Act money headed its way. At a RESTORE Act...
View ArticleFlorosa woman indicted for child porn
Corine Danielle Motley, the Florosa woman arrested following a frantic international manhunt sparked by a child pornography video, was indicted Tuesday by federal authorities. Read the indictment for...
View ArticleDecember jobless numbers mixed in Northwest Florida
Florida’s economic recovery continued to outpace the national average in December, although there was some fluctuation in the local numbers. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity released its...
View ArticleLaw enforcement, educators grapple with preventing, preparing for school...
Opinions are rampant in the area about how schools, and communities in general, should handle security. Some agree that having armed sheriff’s deputies in all schools is the best solution. Others...
View Article‘Deputy V brings the peace’
FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy Dwayne Vasiloff never stops moving at his new job at Kenwood Elementary School. He walks the school grounds repeatedly. He pokes his head into...
View ArticleNo (visiting) dogs allowed
There was a significant omission on the newly revised Waterways and Beach Activities Ordinance that was released Monday. Removed was a line that would allow visitors the option to purchase permits to...
View ArticleMan charged with cutting neighbor with machete
NICEVILLE - A man has been charged with cutting his neighbor’s wrist with a machete on Friday evening, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Buddy Ray Fuller, 56, and his neighbor were...
View ArticleCrestview considers potential uses for donated building
CRESTVIEW — A garage to store and investigate impounded vehicles? A recycling center? A community meeting hall? Those are among the possible uses Crestview officials have suggested for a building that...
View ArticleMural gains 23 Fallen Heroes (SLIDESHOW)
EGLIN AFB — Florida’s Fallen Heroes from 2012 and their families were honored Saturday with the unveiling the 23 additions to the Memorial Portrait Mural at the Air Force Armament Museum. View a...
View ArticleVIDEO, PHOTOS: Mardi Gras Parade on the island draws thousands
OKALOOSA ISLAND— The Abita Mardi Gras Parade and Helen Back Block Party on Okaloosa Island attracted thousands of people to catch beads, moon pies and to view floats from around the Emerald Coast....
View ArticleFour arrested over two days for meth
The Walton County Sheriff’s Office arrested four people Thursday and Friday for production of methamphetamine. On Thursday, a deputy found an active “shake-and-bake” meth lab in an occupied car parked...
View ArticleNo injuries reported in attic fire Saturday
CRESTVIEW - No injuries were reported from a small attic fire that broke out in a home on Bracewell Street at 12:22 p.m. Saturday, according to the Crestview Fire Department. The cause not immediately...
View ArticleFishermen leery of regional red snapper management
DESTIN — Local fishermen are not ready to draw lines in the Gulf of Mexico to help manage red snapper. “Not now” was the sentiment from most of the 104 fishermen who attended a Gulf of Mexico Fishery...
View ArticleEglin Parkway work to shift to southbound lanes
SHALIMAR — Construction fatigue be gone. With a great rumbling of heavy machinery and tactical maneuvering of large concrete barriers, crews working on Eglin Parkway will exit phase one of their ever...
View ArticleMany missed South Walton segment on 'Emeril's Florida'
SANTA ROSA BEACH — The segment on Emeril Lagasse’s new TV show that featured his home of South Walton County last week left many people scanning the channels and scratching their heads. The county’s...
View ArticleCrestview fourth-grader to attend inauguration
CRESTVIEW— A fourth-grader at Bob Sikes Elementary School received a surprise on Christmas Eve when a mysterious manila envelope arrived at her grandparents’ home in Garden City. A Postal Service...
View ArticleHundreds attend Dr. Martin Luther King celebration (GALLERY)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Hundreds of people gathered Sunday night to honor and remember the legacy of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The lively celebration at Fort Walton Beach High...
View ArticleOkaloosa to consider more money for sheriff, tighter swimming rules
Okaloosa County commissioners are set to vote Tuesday on two major issues. The board will consider Okaloosa County Sheriff Larry Ashley’s request for more money to help fill 26 vacant positions. The...
View ArticleSwearing an age-old oath, Obama steps into 2nd term
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama was sworn in for four more years Sunday in a simple ceremony at the White House, embarking on a second-term quest to restore a still-shaky economy and combat...
View ArticleMan paddles for love of Florida waters
Thanks to his Florida roots, which run 31-years deep, Justin Riney feels a deep affinity with the waters that surround and run through his home state. Riney turned his back on his degree in finance...
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