Remembering 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 ArticleWork to begin on Kerwood gate access
HURLBURT FIELD - Construction of right- and left-turn lanes off U.S. 98 to the Kerwood Road gate east of Cody Avenue will begin next week, the state Department of Transportation has announced. The...
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 ArticleMan says he left store to look for niece, forgot to pay for hundreds of...
CRESTVIEW – An Alabama man said he left a store with several items he hadn’t paid for because he was searching for his niece. On March 2 a Crestview Police officer was summoned to Walmart on South...
View ArticleWant to know how to grow tomatoes in Florida? This seminar is for you
If you’ve experienced difficulties in growing tomatoes in Florida, you’re not alone. If you plan to grow tomatoes this year, you may want to attend the “How to Grow Tomatoes in Florida” seminar...
View ArticleUser can no longer attach files to e-mail
Q: I have been trying to e-mail document attachments with both a Gmail and an MCHSI account. Both have failed. I have never had a problem in the past. What could have happened to my system to cause...
View ArticleDistrict looks at how to sustain, expand aviation institute (DOCUMENT)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Monica Mammah loves planes. She tried to consider other careers, but ultimately she knew her place was in the sky and set her sights on exploring it in college. Then the Tampa...
View ArticleStore owner searches for the eclectic in art and clothes (GALLERY)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Nikki Lyons specializes in the unique. When she opened Artesano Hand Made Jewels three years ago, her goal was to offer customers an eclectic mix of jewelry, pottery, clothing and...
View ArticleMagazine under new owner; Sand Dollar makes HR easier
COASTAL CHRISTIAN FAMILY MAGAZINE After spending years as a court reporter, Joanna Amunds often saw the darker side of humanity. Now with her second career, she hopes to share Christian and family...
View ArticleSpacey’s ‘House of Cards’ and the American economy
Have you watched Netflix’s “House of Cards?” I started episode one, got hooked and ultimately raced through all 13. Kevin Spacey is enormously talented. Robin Wright inspired me to don my jogging...
View ArticleDoD report: F-35 training is premature (DOCUMENT)
A recent Defense Department analysis has reported that there is limited use to training students on the F-35 fighter jet because it is still in development and substantially limited in capability....
View ArticleVICTORA: Woman wants to help others quit smoking
Qwynn can remember her first cigarette. She was 14 and had gone out with a girlfriend on a Friday night. The other girl had stolen a pack of cigarettes from her mother and offered Qwnne one. “I wanted...
View ArticleTallahassee caps off sweep over Raiders baseball with 8-7, extra-inning win
NICEVILLE – It wasn’t so much the sweep to Panhandle Conference Tallahassee that bothered Northwest Florida State head assistant coach Nick Fletcher. It was the nature of the losses, capped off by...
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...
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