Star gazing April 12 on the shore
DESTIN — The Department of Environmental Protection’s Henderson Beach State Park will host a star gazing program 7-10 p.m. April 12. Volunteers from the Northwest Florida Astronomy Association will...
View ArticleWright students, staff publishing book to honor Sandy Hook
FORT WALTON BEACH — Students and staff at Wright Elementary School are hoping they can touch hearts but not break them with a book they’ve created to honor those killed in Newtown, Conn. It has taken...
View ArticleFundraising begins for FWB dog park
FORT WALTON BEACH — Dog lovers and their four-legged friends are one step closer to having their own fenced-in digs at Liza Jackson Park. The Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce and Cumulus...
View ArticleMan says he was pushed, punched, poked
CRESTVIEW – A man accused of punching another man in the mouth over a motorcycle told Crestview Police three different stories but did not avoid being arrested. On March 16 a patron at Don’s Ice House...
View ArticleHomeless man accused of 'whooping' other man
FORT WALTON BEACH – A homeless man was arrested and charged with “whooping” another man, lawmen say. On March 21 a Fort Walton Beach Police officer went to The Dodge’s Store on Eglin Parkway to...
View ArticleLawmen: Man in wheelchair rolled around car, beat it with hammer
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man in a wheelchair was arrested for rolling around another man’s car and beating on it with a hammer. According to a Fort Walton Beach Police Department arrest report, the...
View ArticleApril Fools joke or 'trash'? Piano left on island in Santa Rosa Sound
MARY ESTHER — Residents looking out at Santa Rosa Sound on Sunday were greeted by what appeared to be a grand piano and a tall wooden cross on one of the uninhabited islands. Stan Kirkland with the...
View ArticleMan charged in rollover wreck
SANTA ROSA BEACH — A 39-year-old man from Santa Rosa Beach was issued two charges after causing a rollover wreck at the intersection of U.S. Highway 98 and County Road 393 Monday morning. James...
View Article93-year-old volunteer: 'I can't just sit on my rear end all day'
Editor’s Note: This series recognizes people who make a difference in their communities. To nominate someone, call Wendy Victora at 315-4478 or email wvictora@nwfdailynews.com SANTA ROSA BEACH — Kay...
View ArticleWalton ranks top 10 picks to lead its TDC (DOCUMENTS)
SANTA ROSA BEACH — Candidates from the local area, the state and across the country were represented Monday when 10 finalists were chosen to vie for the position of Walton County Tourist Development...
View ArticleFormer Walton commissioner arrested on child porn charges
SANTA ROSA BEACH — Lane Rees, a former Walton County Commissioner and its elected Republican state committeeman, has been arrested on child pornography charges. Rees was taken into custody at about 5...
View ArticleHigh-flying role model: Tuskegee airman visits Eglin
EGLIN AFB — When James Harvey III volunteered to become an Air Force pilot during World War II, he wasn’t wanted. Harvey, who is black, said that in the early 1940s, the Air Force didn’t believe...
View ArticleDeputies nab purse-snatching car thief
FORT WALTON BEACH — A 60-year-old man has been arrested and charged with stealing a purse and a car from a shopper at Walmart on Beal Parkway over the weekend. Luis Antonio Eloy was charged with...
View ArticleOrgan donor recipient's family to host Love, Live, Give 5K
PACE — Laurie Cooey’s family knows they were given extra years with her because of strangers. The 37-year-old died having been the recipient of four kidney transplants and now her family is finding a...
View ArticleSTEVE CHAPMAN: North Korea tests our quest for missile defense
Foreign policy is often a form of theater, with elaborate rituals and pretenses that no one takes too literally. But rarely have the gimmicks of stagecraft been as obvious as in the latest standoff...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: A man's home is his curtilage
Today’s word is “curtilage,” which Webster’s defines as the ground and buildings immediately surrounding a home. Curtilage was invoked last week when the Supreme Court made it a little harder for cops...
View ArticleYouth Village gets Nook readers
FORT WALTON BEACH — After-school learning has gone high tech for children attending a local nonprofit group’s after-school program. With the help of a $6,300 grant from the Boeing Employee Community...
View ArticlePiano, cross disappear from island in Sound
A piano and a cross that appeared on a small island in Santa Rosa Sound over the weekend have disappeared. No one has claimed responsibility for putting the items there or taking them away. Read the...
View ArticleMan charged with sexual battery of teenager
MIRAMAR BEACH — A 43-year-old Alabama man has been arrested and charged with sexual battery of a 16- or 17-year-old youth, according to the Walton County Sheriff‘s Office. Raymond Louis Smith of...
View ArticleLocal superintendents raise questions about arming teachers in schools
Local education leaders expressed strong feelings this week about a proposed state law which would permit designated teachers to carry concealed weapons on school grounds. If approved by Florida...
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