Experience the Finest on Thursday at HarborWalk Village
Why settle for the finer things when you can experience the Finest? The votes have been cast, the results have been tabulated and the winners will soon be revealed for the third annual installment of...
View ArticleStamp show Saturday in FWB
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Panhandle Philatelic Society will host Stampfest II 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 205 Carol Ave. Admission and parking are free. About 10 stamp...
View ArticleSanta Rosa Library Friends book sales start Friday
SANTA ROSA COUNTY — Santa Rosa County Library Friends groups regularly hold book sales to raise funds for Santa Rosa Libraries. Scheduled are: Friends of the Gulf Breeze Library sale April 26 and 27....
View ArticleNHS Drama Department to present 2 plays
NICEVILLE — Have you ever wanted to live one of life’s perfect moments again? Was that moment prom night? Or was that moment the time you were in the high school play? You can relive both these...
View ArticlePensacola Film Festival set for this weekend
PENSACOLA — The Pensacola Film Festival, Spring Screen Series, will be held Friday through Sunday at Movies 4 at Gulf Breeze, 1175 Gulf Breeze Parkway. Tickets are $5 each or $25 for a weekend pass....
View ArticleNavarre Fun Fest to feature Eric Paslay on Saturday
NAVARRE BEACH — Grammy-nominated country music singer/songwriter Eric Paslay will headline the 29th annual Navarre Fun Fest. Paslay co-wrote “Friday Night,” performed by Lady Antebellum, as well as...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Wasting time ... and water
State environmental officials predict that by 2030, Florida will be consuming nearly 8 billion gallons of water a day. That’s about 1.6 billion gallons a day more than we currently use. They also say...
View ArticleJOHN STOSSEL: To improve mail service, privatize the post office
Even parts of government that look like a business never get run with the efficiency of a business. Just look at the post office. Postal officials buy commercials and tout their services the way...
View ArticleMarvel of Flight festival Saturday in DeFuniak
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — The City of DeFuniak Springs announces its third annual fly-in/aviation festival, Marvel of Flight, on Saturday 8 a.m.- 4 p.m. at DeFuniak Springs Municipal Airport on U.S. Highway...
View ArticleLETTER: Bladder cancer
Bladder cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, yet most people know nothing about it. This lack of public awareness is the main reason there is so little support for...
View ArticleLETTER: Politics of Jesus
Re: “Pulpit politics” (letter, April 14). The writer alludes that preachers should stop preaching about politics in church. He implies that Jesus never preached about politics. I’m not sure what Bible...
View ArticleLETTER: Vote on the issues
The April 14 letter, “We won’t forget!” was perfect. We know there are a number of people who vote solely based on their demographics, but the Republican women I know vote according to issues and...
View ArticleBoston Marathon bombing suspect is charged
BOSTON — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged by federal prosecutors in his hospital room Monday with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill — a crime that carries a...
View ArticleNew law changes high school graduation standards
New pathways to high school graduation are officially in the works for Florida students. After garnering overwhelming support in both the Senate and the House, SB 1076 was signed into law Monday by...
View ArticleReport: Man speeds away from deputy - twice
DESTIN – A man who twice entered the parking lot of a Destin nightspot only to flee when a deputy approached has been arrested on multiple charges. On April 14, while patrolling the parking lot at...
View ArticleWoman, daughter brawl over dog
FORT WALTON BEACH – An argument over a dog led a daughter to attack her mother, leaving a 1-inch wound, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office reports. On April 14 the two, who live together at a...
View ArticleMan says he entered truck to ask 'Gayla' for a ride
FORT WALTON BEACH – A man who was spotted trying to enter cars has been accused of prowling, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. On April 13 a witness spotted the...
View ArticleFreeport man threatens to kill himself, 'shoot it out with cops'
FREEPORT — A 50-year-old man was arrested Sunday evening after threatening to kill himself and "shoot it out with the cops," according to a Walton County Sheriff's Office press release. Deputies with...
View ArticleDoctors: All Boston bomb patients likely to live
BOSTON — In a glimmer of good news after last week's tragedy, all of the more than 180 people injured in the Boston Marathon blasts who made it to a hospital alive now seem likely to survive. That...
View ArticleOfficials: Control of BP funds at stake (DOCUMENTS)
Government officials in Northwest Florida raised a ruckus Monday about an amendment to a state Senate bill they viewed as an effort to steal away their control of millions in RESTORE Act funds. “It...
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