Town hall meeting to discuss Laurel Hill dissolution on Tuesday
Next week, residents can speak out on whether the city should take a vote on dissolving the city.
View ArticlePHOTO GALLERY: Ho Ho Holiday cheer in the Destin Christmas Parade
Thousands of parade goers lined Harbor Boulevard Saturday for a little more than two hours for a sackful of candy and a glimpse at Santa Claus.
View ArticleOkaloosa commissioner wants internal auditor
In the wake of the Mark Bellinger fraud scandal, local lawmakers and community leaders have called for more oversight in Okaloosa County government.
View ArticleOkaloosa to help celebrate 500 years of Florida
Okaloosa County is looking for residents who want to help celebrate Florida’s 500th anniversary. Viva Florida 500 officially kicks off Jan. 1.
View ArticleCrist considers run as a Dem; GOP says bring it on
Florida Republican Party leaders have a message for former Gov. Charlie Crist: Bring it on.
View ArticleCongressional aides: Obama asks $60.4B Sandy aid
President Barack Obama asked Congress Friday for $60.4 billion in federal aid for New York, New Jersey and other states hit by Superstorm Sandy in late October. It's a disaster whose cost is rivaled...
View ArticleBorn wild! Mom gives birth at upstate NY zoo
An upstate New York zoo got a surprise visit from the stork.
View Article‘Like a family’: Destin’s Coast Guard station celebrates 35 years
In 1977, TV sets used vacuum tubes, telephones had cords, and U.S. Coast Guard Station Destin was commissioned.
View ArticleWalton County TDC gets an earful at forum
Some South Walton residents believe we don't need more tourists — just better crowd control.
View ArticleBattling prostate cancer together
In 2003, a then-67-year-old Tom Mallette felt perfectly healthy as he headed to his yearly doctor’s appointment.
View ArticleFirefighters schedule annual Santa Run
The Mary Esther Fire Department will make its annual Santa Run through the city this week. Fire trucks will visit neighborhoods from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.
View ArticleSome officials leery of proposed road on Norriego Point
DESTIN — It may be a bumpy road ahead for Norriego Point as the city tries to transform the ever shrinking spit of land into a park.
View ArticleLandmark Center developers to present new offer to FWB
FORT WALTON BEACH — It could be do or die for the Landmark Center on Tuesday evening.
View ArticleElf Ride collects toys for children in need (SLIDESHOW)
SEASIDE — Six-year-old Cameron Degolier perched on the back of his father’s tandem bicycle wearing an elf hat Sunday afternoon. He and his dad were waiting for the signal to set off on the fifth annual...
View ArticleRecent spate of dolphin deaths has area on alert
After a string of suspicious dolphin deaths along the Gulf Coast, advocates have been on their toes a little more, according to Crista Stover, the administrative assistant at the Emerald Coast Wildlife...
View ArticleHistoric Milton gets tech savvy
Shoppers in downtown Milton now have the added convenience of a new Business Guide developed by the Main Street Milton staff. It’s in the form of a smartphone app that will make shopping downtown a lot...
View ArticleArea roads to close for series of military missions
State Roads 85, 123 and 285 will be closed briefly Dec. 11, 12 and 13 for a series of missions.
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