Walton County to continue investigation of former administrator
SANTA ROSA BEACH — On the same day Walton County commissioners voted to accept the resignation of County Administrator Robert Halfhill, their attorney vowed to press on with an investigation into...
View ArticleBiophilia Center declines TDC grant extension (GALLERY)
FREEPORT — Since the E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center opened to the general public in 2011, it has been overwhelmed with tourists and visitors. View a photo gallery of the center. >> Last month, the...
View ArticleNavarre Community Center to go on the market
MILTON — If the Navarre Area Board of Realtors wants to continue to use the Navarre Community Center as its headquarters, it will have to buy the now surplus building from Santa Rosa County. County...
View Article3 arrested after Wyoming police follow footprints
RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) — Three men have been accused of stealing items that include a samurai sword — but according to central Wyoming police the suspects weren't exactly ninjas. Authorities in Riverton...
View ArticleWitnesses say man punched roommate, attacked house with sword
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man was arrested after he punched his roommate in the head, then took out his frustrations on their rented house with a sword, lawmen say. Fort Walton Beach Police were called to...
View ArticleHomeless man busted for urinating on building
FORT WALTON BEACH – A 55-year-old homeless man was busted in downtown Fort Walton Beach for – you guessed it – urinating in public. The incident occurred April 4, according to the Fort Walton Beach...
View Article'Some guy' thwarts accused shoplifter
CRESTVIEW – A woman told a Crestview Police Officer she was at Walmart trying to buy a soda when “some guy” started harassing her. What she didn’t know is the “guy” was a Walmart loss prevention...
View ArticleLocal Faith briefs for April 13
Submissions: Email items about special church events for the Faith section to: faith@nwfdailynews.com. Photos should be high-resolution jpeg attachments. Items must be submitted at least a week before...
View ArticleArts festival springs up Saturday at Laurel Hill church
Want to go? The Laurel Hill Spring Arts Festival is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church, 8115 Fourth St. Admission and artists' space is free. Call 682-2835. LAUREL...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Redrawing bed tax boundaries
You’d think it would be OK to use “bed tax” revenue to pay for lifeguards and other beach safety services, since the 5 percent tax on tourist lodgings is supposed to help lure more tourists, and it...
View ArticleBiology students take learning to new level: 'I call it my thinking cap'
FORT WALTON BEACH — Mirabela Schleidt acknowledged Friday that she felt slightly awkward wearing a swim cap elaborately decorated with the functions of the brain. But that’s what honors biology...
View ArticleWalton schools to get land in Hammock Bay
FREEPORT — Crystal Beach Development, a company owned by Jay Odom, has announced that it will donate 30 acres in the Hammock Bay development to the Walton County School District. The district will...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Politics and porn in Walton
If you thought politics can get ugly in Okaloosa County, look at what’s going on next door in Walton County. Accusations of child porn and suggestions of a political frame-up are swirling, most of it...
View ArticleHouse passes bill to offer in-state tuitition rates to children of illegal...
TALLAHASSEE — Following a sometimes passionate debate where lawmakers spoke in Spanish and Creole, the Florida House overwhelmingly approved a bill Friday that would offer in-state tuition rates to...
View ArticleFWB woman fulfills dream in cayuco competition
FORT WALTON BEACH — Growing up in Panama, Connie Dermody enjoyed the tradition and festivities of the annual Ocean to Ocean Cayuco Race down the Panama Canal. She cheered on her mother and friends as...
View ArticleHurlburt captain receives Airman’s Medal (GALLERY)
HURLBURT FIELD — In a solemn ceremony attended by the commander of the Air Force Special Operations Command, the seldom bestowed Airman’s Medal was presented Friday to U-28 pilot Capt. Brian Steorts....
View ArticleJansson named PEO at Eglin, in line for second star
EGLIN AFB —Brig. Gen. Scott Jansson has replaced Maj. Gen. Kenneth Merchant as the Air Force’s Program Executive Officer for Weapons. Jansson accepted the post in a formal change-of-command ceremony...
View ArticleOkaloosa NAACP celebrates 65 years at banquet
NICEVILLE — Members and friends of the Okaloosa County Branch of the NAACP reflected on the organization’s rich history of service and looked to its future at its 65th anniversary dinner Friday night...
View ArticleTwo men charged with armed robbery
Two men were arrested Thursday afternoon after an attempted armed robbery at a restaurant, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff‘s Office. A 28-year-old victim was sitting in a car outside the...
View ArticleFire causes evacuation at restaurant
MARY ESTHER— A fire at El Paso restaurant on Mary Esther Boulevard did relatively little damage Friday evening after passing motorists reported the blaze. Firefighters from Mary Esther, Fort Walton...
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