Musical Echoes this weekend in downtown FWB
FORT WALTON BEACH — Musical Echoes 2013, a celebration of Native American culture, art, and music, highlighting the extraordinary Native American flute, will be held at Fort Walton Landing, 139 Brooks...
View ArticleLETTER: Based on science
If the city of Destin, the state Department of Environmental Protection and the Army Corps of Engineers have agreed on a new plan for keeping the mouth of the harbor and East Pass open, I will support...
View ArticleSTEVE CHAPMAN: Inconvenient facts about the morning-after pill
Democrats claim we have one party that upholds science and one that rejects it. When it comes to climate change, presidential polling, evolution and other topics, we are told, Republicans have no use...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Don't raise gas tax, Okaloosa
Come on, admit it. You don’t pay enough for gasoline. You fill up your car or truck and you still have a wad of cash in your pocket. You have so many dollars left over you actually wish you could’ve...
View ArticleFBI: 'We will go to the ends of the Earth' to find bomber
BOSTON (AP) — Federal agents zeroed in Tuesday on how the Boston Marathon bombing was carried out — with kitchen pressure cookers packed with explosives, nails and other lethal shrapnel — but said...
View ArticleEvening of the Arts April 25 at Plew Elementary
NICEVILLE — Evening of the Arts will be held 5 – 7 p.m. April 25 on the James E. Plew Elementary campus. This event will feature classroom art galleries, a silent auction, a gallery store, live music,...
View ArticleBoggy Bash April 20 to benefit Vivian Sorrells
NICEVILLE — The first Boggy Bash will be held April 20 at ED’s Hometown Seafood and Steaks. Barbecue plate, T-shirts and raffle tickets will be sold 1 -5 p.m. Live music by Hunter Phelps starts at...
View ArticleLarge prescribed burn set near Florosa neighborhood
FLOROSA — Jackson Guard will be conducting a 1,000-acre prescribed burn on Eglin Air Force Base reservation land at about 11 a.m. in Florosa on Tuesday. The fire will back up to about a quarter-mile...
View ArticleCrestview man arrested for sexual battery faces additional charges
CRESTVIEW — A man arrested last month for sexual battery, lewd and lascivious molestation and child neglect now faces more charges. Mason Wesley Furniss, 40, of Crestview, has been charged with five...
View ArticleIT program big hit in middle schools (GALLERY)
Across Florida, new buzzwords in education like “technical” and “vocational” are trickling down to students, who aren’t hesitating at the chance to jumpstart their futures. When C.J. Richards and...
View ArticleFWB Housing Authority breaks ground on SoundSide apartments
FORT WALTON BEACH — Community leaders broke ground Tuesday on SoundSide Apartments on Carson Drive. More than 50 residents and Fort Walton Beach officials gathered at the site to celebrate the new $22...
View ArticleBudget cuts force Eglin to close library
EGLIN AFB — Because of budget cuts, the base will temporarily close its library at the end of the month. Library services will be suspended through Sept. 30. “A reduction in Eglin’s Fiscal Year 2013...
View ArticleSchedule of events for Doolittle Raiders reunion
Wednesday, April 17 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. - B-25s on display (free) and available for flights ($425) at the Destin Airport. 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. - Doolittle Raiders Exhibit dedication at Northwest Florida...
View ArticleLane and Brenda Rees resign from county GOP posts
Lane Rees, who was arrested April 1 and charged with possession and transmission of child pornography, has resigned as Walton County’s Republican state committeeman. His wife, Brenda Rees, also has...
View ArticlePolice release sketch of woman found in bayou
NICEVILLE — Police have released a sketch of the woman whose body was found in Rocky Bayou on Sunday. A passer-by found the woman about 7 a.m. in the water near shore at the end of 11th Street. She is...
View ArticleLocal runners recount Boston Marathon
FORT WALTON BEACH — When Paula Piazza took her place at the starting line of Monday’s Boston Marathon, she knew she wasn’t fully prepared. A series of injuries had interrupted the veteran marathon...
View ArticleTax collector to take over bed tax revenue
FORT WALTON BEACH —Okaloosa County commissioners on Tuesday approved shifting the collection of bed taxes from the clerk of court to the tax collector. The board voted 4-1 to amend the county...
View ArticleAmbulance involved in four-vehicle crash
FORT WALTON BEACH - An Okaloosa County EMS ambulance was involved in a four-vehicle crash Tuesday night at Mary Esther Cut-Off and Wright Parkway. It appeared the ambulance changed lanes and crashed...
View ArticleBoat filled with protected species hits coral reef
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Chinese boat that ran into a coral reef in the southwestern Philippines held evidence of even more environmental destruction inside: more than 10,000 kilograms (22,000...
View ArticleMan says he 'messed it all up' to hide pot
NICEVILLE – Police arrested a man they say tried to hide his marijuana by knocking it off a log. Niceville Police were summoned to a John Sims Parkway location behind Badcock Furniture on March 30 to...
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