Niceville YMCA looking for a new home
NICEVILLE — The local YMCA is searching for a new home after ending more than a six-year contract with Ruckel Properties for its fitness center in Palm Plaza. Michael Rojas, president and CEO of the...
View ArticleOkaloosa clerk of court details changes to account for TDC spending
In the 10 months since Okaloosa County discovered former tourism head Mark Bellinger’s misuse of public funds, it has made major changes in how it approves expenditures of bed tax money. The county...
View ArticleNominations for Women’s Wall of Honor due April 15
The Okaloosa County Commission on the Status of Women is taking nominations for the 2013 Women’s Wall of Honor. Nominations are due April 15. The commission hosts a ceremony each year to honor women...
View ArticleJet engine unveiled at STEMM Center (GALLERY, VIDEO)
VALPARAISO — Hands-on education has been taken to a whole new level in Okaloosa County. The STEMM Center now has a modified but functional F-100 engine in its cafeteria for students to study as they...
View ArticleBellinger’s house finally sells (DOCUMENT)
Okaloosa County officials are closer to recovering some of the cash from former tourism director Mark Bellinger’s illegal purchase of a four-bedroom house Destin. The federal government sold the house...
View ArticleRemembering good deeds
SHALIMAR — As they waited for their meeting to begin, Girl Scouts of Troop 1359 scribbled in green composition books. Some chatted with friends, heads together as they looked at each other’s...
View ArticleMissions to use Gulf and bay next week
EGLIN AFB - Residents may experience low-flying aircraft or noise next week when the 96th Operations Group conducts boat operations in the Gulf of Mexico south of Destin in the morning and in...
View ArticleFelon arrested for firing handgun
FORT WALTON BEACH - A man was arrested Thursday night after he fired a handgun twice in the air while intoxicated, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. Jeremy Brooks Dolan, 32, of Fort...
View ArticleResident’s burn could have sparked brush fire
MIDWAY - No one was injured in a 1-acre brush fire in a wooded area between Spruce Street and Soundside Drive about 2 p.m. Friday, according to the Holley-Navarre Fire Department. The fire may have...
View Article'It's just a T-shirt'
CRESTVIEW – A woman who continued to insist that an article of clothing was “just a T-shirt” was arrested after a Crestview Police officer discovered the T-shirt was concealing a glass pipe used for...
View ArticleWoman busted in alleged deer head heist
CRESTVIEW – A woman was arrested over her apparent involvement in the theft of two deer heads, Crestview Police say. The story begins when a man and woman were evicted from their apartment on James...
View Article'I tried to save a hundred bucks'
CRESTVIEW – An accused shoplifter gave this excuse to a Crestview Police officer for his attempted theft of video games and memory cards: “I tried to save a hundred bucks.” On Feb. 27 the 28-year-old...
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: A touch of green hits South Walton on 30A
SANTA ROSA BEACH — About two dozen floats made up of cars, boats and golf carts made their way from Grayton Beach to Gulf Place for this year's 30A St. Patrick's Day Parade on Walton County Road 30A....
View ArticleLeadership students show school spirit with ‘Harlem Shake’
CRESTVIEW — After the success of last year’s lip dub, the Crestview High School leadership class was hard-pressed to top the YouTube video, which has surpassed 200,000 views. The current “Harlem...
View ArticleRetail, townhome space coming to Destin harbor
After years of sitting vacant, an Alabama-based developer plans to breathe new life into the Renaissance building in the heart of Destin. “We are completely remodeling everything,” said Ashley...
View ArticleCommunity volunteers learn how to help in emergencies
The 10 men and women, clad in bright yellow vests, walked side by side in a single line. Using bamboo poles, they searched the ground as they listened to instructions on proper search technique....
View ArticleUPDATE: Two spring breakers die in Walton crash
EBRO — Two spring breakers died Saturday in a traffic crash on State Road 20 near Howell Bluff Drive, according to Walton County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Bill May. The crash occurred at about 11:15...
View ArticleTwo arrested in OCSO synthetic drug buys
FORT WALTON BEACH - Two men were arrested on Friday after the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office discovered a store openly selling synthetic drugs, according to a press release. Since spring break...
View ArticleTwo taken to hospital after crash
OCEAN CITY - Two people were taken to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center with injuries from a traffic crash on Beal Parkway and Yancey Street at about 8:15 p.m. Saturday night. Traffic was rerouted for...
View ArticleIsland projects move forward
OKALOOSA ISLAND — Work is progressing on Wild Willy’s Adventure Zone and the Gulf Coast Marine Life Center, two new projects being built on a portion of the old Island Golf Center property on U.S....
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