Seabreeze Jazz Festival April 17-22 at Pier Park
PANAMA CITY BEACH — The 15th Annual Seabreeze Jazz Festival® returns April 17-22. All main performances will take place at the Pier Park Amphitheater (Aaron Beasant Park) adjacent to the Pier Park...
View ArticleSandestin Wine Festival April 18-21 at Baytowne
DESTIN — The Sandestin Wine Festival, scheduled for April 18-21, is reporting record ticket sales. The event features the tasting of hundreds of wines, gulf seafood and other culinary treats, and live...
View ArticleEarth Day Festival April 20 at Biophilia Center
FREEPORT — E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center’s Earth Day Festival, sponsored by Waste Management, will take place 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 20. Admission is $2; children under age 6 free. The Biophilia Center...
View ArticleTopsail Hill to hold Earth Day Festival April 20
The Department of Environmental Protection’s Topsail Hill Preserve State Park, the University of Florida IFAS Extension, Florida Sea Grant, and Friends of Topsail Hill Preserve State Park invite the...
View ArticleSaturday in the Park to celebrate Viva Florida 500
VALPARAISO — The Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida, along with the Eglin Cultural Resources Management, the Twin Cities of Valparaiso and Niceville, and Okaloosa County, commemorate VivaFlorida500,...
View ArticleOfficials continue to seek ID of woman found in Rocky Bayou
NICEVILLE — No identification has been made on the woman found in Rocky Bayou on Sunday morning, according to officials. Detective Rhonda Willis with the Niceville Police Department said the woman has...
View ArticleNFSO season finale April 20 to feature guest artists
NICEVILLE — The Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra concludes its 2012-13 season and recognition of the symphony’s 25th anniversary with a special collaborative concert on April 20 at 7:30 p.m. in...
View Article'Let's get this out of the way'
SHALIMAR – “Let’s get this out of the way,” said a 19-year-old woman before handing a bag of marijuana and a pipe to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy. The incident occurred April 6, according to...
View ArticleFaulty taillights land woman in hot water for pot possession
NICEVILLE – A woman with non-functioning taillights was stopped by an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy, who later determined she was driving while impaired. A search of her car yielded a bag of...
View Article'You are not allowed to leave'
BAKER – A man is accused of picking up his girlfriend who was trying to leave their house, physically carrying her back inside and dragging her by the hair of the head. On April 6 an Okaloosa County...
View ArticleUPDATE: Vehicle runs off roadway into tree, woman trapped inside
VALPARAISO — A 27-year-old DeFuniak Springs woman was injured Saturday night after her vehicle drifted off the roadway and into a tree on the opposite side of the roadway. Valparaiso Fire Chief Mark...
View ArticleTwo blasts rock Boston Marathon finish line
BOSTON — Two explosions shattered the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday, sending authorities out on the course to carry away the injured while stragglers in the 26.2-mile race were rerouted away...
View ArticleDeath toll, injuries rising in Boston Marathon bombing
BOSTON — Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people and injuring more than 130 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and...
View ArticleLocal runners escape harm at Boston marathon
A local runner escaped Monday’s explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, crossing the line less than a minute before smoke and debris filled the air. Shalimar’s Paula Piazza missed it by...
View ArticleMaking a Difference: Parents praise Edwins principal
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. FORT WALTON BEACH — In...
View ArticleVeteran’s Court aids those who served their country
Cupcakes in the courtroom. That was how County Judge T. Patterson Maney chose to honor the three latest graduates of the Veteran’s Court he was instrumental in founding. Veteran’s Court is an...
View ArticleBoard to vote on shifting bed tax collection (DOCUMENT)
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Okaloosa County Commission will hold a public hearing Tuesday on transferring the collection of bed taxes from the clerk of court to the tax collector. The board is expected to...
View Article33rd Fighter Wing to dedicate F-35 hangar to Doolittle Raider
EGLIN AFB — It’s not often that history comes nose to nose with the future. On Wednesday, in a hangar on Eglin Air Force Base, the military’s newest stealth aircraft, the F-35, will line up facing one...
View ArticleNWF State's Edwards picks New Mexico
Make it five members of Northwest Florida State College’s NJCAA national finalist basketball team to sign with a Division I college. On Monday, Arthur Edwards, a 6-foot-7 forward from Temple Hills,...
View ArticleChipola pitching too much, NWF State falls at home
NICEVILLE – Northwest Florida State freshman pitcher Bucky Locke was terrific on Monday, carrying a no-hitter into the sixth and giv-ing up just two earned runs in nearly seven innings of work against...
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