Easter bread is sure to start a tradition in your home
Want to bake traditional Easter bread? What kind? British hot cross buns, Bulgarian kozunak, Croatian simica, Czech houska, Dutch paasbrook, Greek tsoureki, Italian pane di pasqua and gubana,...
View ArticleLETTER: Timely assessment
I write to commend the column written by Kathleen Parker, “When in Rome, don’t do as the pope-watchers do,” published March 16 in the Northwest Florida Daily News. Kathleen Parker indicates she is not...
View ArticleLETTER: Never prouder
I have never been prouder to be an Okaloosa County employee than after the water main was fixed on the Brooks Bridge. The teamwork and individual fire of all the county personnel involved were...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: A new push for Gulf drilling
Honestly. Some folks talk as if the BP oil spill never happened. They say we need more drilling for oil and natural gas in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, they promise drilling will bring down the price...
View ArticleSuspects use stun gun to rob head shop
Police are confident arrests will be made in connection with a Tuesday night robbery of a smoking accessory shop downtown. Harry Heady’s — which advertises itself as the longest-running head shop on...
View ArticleMarch 25 Okaloosa County beach water quality results
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View ArticleGood Friday Walk of the Cross in Destin
DESTIN - Good Friday Walk of the Cross, an Interdenominational pilgrimage, will gather at noon in the parking lot between First Florida Bank and Old Time Pottery/Dollar General on Main Street. Led by...
View ArticleYouth revival set for March 27-30
The youth of All God’s Children & the Living Word Worship Center are hosting their 1st Youth Revival “Blazing Flames Youth Revival” to be held March 27-30 at 6 nightly, ending on March 30 at 10...
View ArticleScientists find new gene markers for cancer risk
NEW YORK (AP) — A huge international effort involving more than 100 institutions and genetic tests on 200,000 people has uncovered dozens of signposts in DNA that can help reveal further a person's...
View ArticleFans turn out for what may be last Blues practice in long time
PENSACOLA NAVAL AIR STATION — Nearly 8,000 fans packed a morning practice session of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. Many said Wednesday they are worried it could be the last time for a while they will get...
View ArticleBill would allow principals to choose who can carry guns in schools
MIAMI — Public and private school principals could designate teachers and other school employees who would carry concealed weapons on campus at all times in an effort to make schools safer, under...
View ArticleSchool recognizes parent volunteer before she begins chemotherapy
FORT WALTON BEACH — Businesses and residents have shown their appreciation for a local mother as she prepares to undergo chemotherapy for brain cancer. Lisa Selden has received a Fudpucker’s gift...
View ArticleWorkout to benefit wounded warriors (GALLERY)
Last summer, Brett Simmon, a soldier with the Army 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), was sent to Walter Reed Army Medical Center for several months to support an injured comrade being treated...
View ArticleOkaloosa asks for more flexibility to spend bed tax money
Okaloosa County is asking the Northwest Florida legislative delegation for more flexibility in how it spends bed tax money. County commissioners specifically want more leeway in paying public safety...
View ArticleSanta Rosa gets $1.76 million for beach renourishment
NAVARRE BEACH — Santa Rosa County has received $1.76 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to replace sand on the beach that was washed away during Tropical Storm Debby last June....
View ArticleNelson tours infamous reform school (VIDEO, GALLERY)
MARIANNA — Officials opened the doors Wednesday to the “White House,” a building whose purpose was the discipline of boys and young men at a notorious boys’ home with a brutal legacy. Inside one of...
View ArticleAttendance low at oil lease meeting
PANAMA CITY BEACH - A pair of public meetings were held at the Wyndham Bay Point Resort on Wednesday to gather public input on two proposed lease sale sites for oil and gas production in the Gulf of...
View ArticlePolice rescue woman from house fire
CRESTVIEW - Police officers evacuated an elderly woman from her home after the porch caught fire Wednesday morning. After arriving at the fire on Panama Drive shortly after 9 a.m., Crestview Police...
View ArticleJury convicts man for felony battery
FORT WALTON BEACH - A man has been convicted of battery after he punched a man and knocked out several of his teeth last year. A jury found Christopher D. Williams guilty of felony battery with great...
View ArticleNew Crestview city council to be sworn in and seated April 1
CRESTVIEW — On April 1, three new city council members — Joe Blocker, Shannon Hayes and Mickey Rytman — will be sworn in and the city's new council will be seated. The three join Tom Gordon and Robyn...
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