Intramural soccer begins with 9-0 shutout
The intramural soccer season began here April 22 with the 780th Test Squadron routing the 379th Training Squadron 9-0 in a one-sided contest. The 780th got out in front early, and outran and out-shot...
View ArticleCivilian Reduction in Force affects Air Force, Eglin
Ten civilians here will be affected by a civilian Reduction in Force which is scheduled to go into effect Aug. 23. Of the 10 civilians, seven are assigned to the 96th Test Wing and three to tenant...
View Article53rd Wing’s own “Pipper” to become Thunderbird No. 1
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE — Tyndall’s own Lt. Col. Matthew “Pipper” Bradley, 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron operations director, has been selected to be Thunderbird No. 1. “I am extremely honored and...
View ArticleDesign competition tests portable bridge technology
The Air Force Research Laboratory hosted teams from all three service academies and 17 universities for their Annual Design Challenge April 15-20 at the Air Force Enlisted Village in Shalimar. AFRL...
View ArticleSouth Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival to benefit charity
MIRAMAR BEACH – The first South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival will take place today through Sunday in Grand Boulevard at Sandestin, located along South Walton’s picturesque Northwest Florida...
View ArticleBrenda Shoffner: Finest event in Destin; McCain, Currington shows; back update
Each time something about the Finest on the Emerald Coast event is posted as part of the Showcase content on the Daily News website, the items receive hundreds of views. First, a few weeks ago, there...
View Article29th Annual Fun Fest this weekend on Navarre Beach
The Navarre Beach Chamber of Commerce’s 29th Annual Fun Fest sponsored by Santa Rosa Medical Center will be Friday and Saturday on Navarre Beach. Fun Fest is a free event and open to the public....
View ArticleOkaloosa student art show set for May 1, 2
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Okaloosa County School District and the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation will present the 2013 Okaloosa County K-12 Student Art Show on May 1-2, 2013, at the C.H. “Bull” Rigdon...
View ArticleHousing manufacturer moves to Santa Rosa Industrial Park
MILTON — The newest company to come to the Santa Rosa Industrial Park was officially unveiled at Thursday’s Santa Rosa County Commission meeting. Priton LLC is a start-up company that has purchased...
View ArticleMan runs from deputies, school locked down
FORT WALTON BEACH - A man was arrested Thursday afternoon after he ran from a home on Powell Drive in the Kenwood area when sheriff's deputies tried to serve him warrants for criminal mischief and...
View ArticleOne dead in house fire on Pecos Pass
GULF BREEZE - A man died in a house fire on the 5300 block of Pecos Pass on Thursday afternoon, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office. Evidence of methamphetamine production was found in...
View ArticleAnnual ACT-SO competition set for Saturday
NICEVILLE — Local high school students will showcase their talents and get encouragement for future endeavors Saturday during an annual competition. About 60 students will gather at Northwest Florida...
View ArticleStudent found with marijuana at Walton Academy
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS - A student at Walton Academy faces charges after a school resource officer discovered the student had brought marijuana to school. The Walton County sheriff’s deputy began looking...
View ArticleHouse approves bill to speed up capital punishment
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida House on Thursday passed a bill that would speed up the state's capital punishment process. The House passed the Timely Justice Act of 2013 (HB 7083) by a vote of...
View ArticleNew TDC members get an earful about their duties
OKALOOSA ISLAND — The newly appointed Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council held its first meeting Thursday, focusing on a renewed commitment to transparency and rigorous attention to state law....
View ArticleU.S. 98 panel has new plan to ease congestion
DESTIN — The Northwest Florida Transportation Corridor Authority approved its seventh, and possibly last, master plan Thursday to help ease traffic congestion on U.S. Highway 98. Its goals in 2013 are...
View ArticleCombat Talon Is take a final bow (GALLERY)
DUKE FIELD — A reflective Roland Guidry leaned against the interior wall in the cockpit of a Combat Talon I aircraft. The plane the retired Air Force colonel was crouching in — the same plane he’d...
View ArticleWinners of the Finest on the Emerald Coast contest show off their talents...
DESTIN — The line to Jim ‘N Nick‘s Bar-B-Q booth was steady and long Thursday night, but those who braved it were rewarded with a full sampler plate that included ribs and a roll. As the three-time...
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