Auditing Committee to subpoena Amunds, Harris
Okaloosa County Commission Chairman Don Amunds, Commissioner Wayne Harris and representatives of The Zimmerman Agency and Lewis Communications will be subpoenaed to testify before the state’s Joint...
View ArticleNo damage expected from rising Shoal River
CRESTVIEW - The rising Shoal River is not expected to cause any flooding problems in the coming days, according to Okaloosa County Emergency Management Director Randy McDaniel. Heavy rain from...
View ArticleHealth advisory placed on Morrison Springs
Walton County Health Department has issued a swim advisory for Morrison Springs based on the criteria for fecal indicator bacteria. This should be considered a potential health risk to the bathing...
View ArticleBayou Woods meadow could become brownfield area
FORT WALTON BEACH — The City Council has designated the former dump at the corner of Bayou Woods Drive and Sotir Street has been designated a brownfield area. The city owns the vacant 6.8-acre meadow,...
View ArticleMan with buttocks exposed says he's 'too (expletive deleted) for this'
CRESTVIEW – A drunk man was arrested after he was spotted standing on the front porch of McCallum Avenue residence with his pants around his ankles, pounding on the door and yelling loudly. On Feb. 3...
View Article18-year-old calls 911 to ask for room, ride
CRESTVIEW – An 18-year-old who repeatedly called 911 for non-emergencies was arrested by Crestview Police. According to an arrest report, the man made the following calls to 911 on Feb. 2: At 2:57...
View ArticleMan allegedly attacks wife as she's putting away Christmas decorations
CRESTVIEW - A man is accused of jumping on his wife and trying to take away her wedding ring, lawmen say. The incident occurred Feb. 3, according to a Crestview Police Department arrest report. The...
View ArticleSnowbirds flock to this year's Winter Guest Fest (SLIDESHOW)
OKALOOSA ISLAND — The parking lot at the Emerald Coast Convention Center was full by 8:30 a.m. Thursday with snowbirds flocking to the Winter Guest Fest. The annual event sponsored by the Greater Fort...
View ArticleNiceville choir director prepares for ‘Les Miserables’
NICEVILLE — Michael Dye is first and foremost a musical educator, but these days he’s preparing for a new role. Literally. Just before Christmas the longtime choir director at Niceville High School...
View ArticleSanta Rosa nixes Navarre Beach noise law
MILTON — There will be no noise ordinance on Navarre Beach this spring and summer. Consideration of noise restrictions won’t occur until late this year when Santa Rosa County officials consider...
View ArticleA feeling of a job well done
FORT WALTON BEACH — Dr. Rose Schultz always has had a knack for getting people to talk to her, sometimes inadvertently. A vivid memory from her early teens is of an older woman who stopped her on her...
View ArticleFlood warning for river continues
BRUCE - A flood warning continues for the Choctawhatchee River near State Road 20, according to the National Weather Service. The warning will continue for the next several days, according to the...
View ArticleConvenience store owner arrested again
Pace - A convenience store owner was arrested Wednesday after several packages of Spice seized from his store Jan. 16 tested positive for a controlled substance, according to the Santa Rosa County...
View ArticleOCSO arrests two suspected of drug trafficking
A traffic stop on a vehicle speeding on Interstate 10 Feb. 14 led to the arrest of two men suspected of drug trafficking, according to a press release from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. The...
View ArticleDespite all the changes, family has been the constant at Staff’s Restaurant...
FORT WALTON BEACH — In 1913, Woodrow Wilson was president, the U.S. Postal Service began offering parcel deliveries, Charlie Chaplin’s film career was beginning and a downtown eatery had just opened....
View ArticleMichelle Anchors appointed to Commission on Ethics
State Senate President Don Gaetz has appointed Fort Walton Beach attorney Michelle Anchors to the Florida Commission on Ethics. Anchors said the senator’s first words to her when he called to notify...
View Article‘Newborn’ photos of 13-year-old cause stir
CRESTVIEW — Latrell Higgins’ photographs look like a typical newborn’s pictures. He looks dreamy and innocent as he perches on an airy white bed in all the traditional poses: cupping his face,...
View ArticleMatt Gaetz to propose new rules for death penalty cases
State Rep. Matt Gaetz said legislation he plans to introduce Monday could cut nearly five years off the average inmate’s stay on death row. The death penalty reform bill, which Gaetz was putting the...
View ArticleStolen items returned, suspect arrested
SANTA ROSA BEACH - A suspect in the burglary of a home on Loblolly Bay Drive was arrested Friday and some of the stolen items were returned to the owners, according to the Walton County Sheriff's...
View ArticleMan berates motel owner, admits he's been drinking
CRESTVIEW - A 50-year-old Crestview man was arrested for causing a disturbance at a local motel. Crestview Police say the man was drunk when he walked into the lobby of the Hilton Motel on Feb. 3 and...
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