Elf Ride collects toys for children in need (SLIDESHOW)
SEASIDE — Six-year-old Cameron Degolier perched on the back of his father’s tandem bicycle wearing an elf hat Sunday afternoon. He and his dad were waiting for the signal to set off on the fifth...
View ArticleUnleashed dog festival (SLIDESHOW)
The 2nd annual Rosemary Beach Unleashed Community Festival was held Sunday at Rosemary Beach in South Walton. The dog festival featured a wide variety of canine competitions and live entertainment,...
View ArticleRecent spate of dolphin deaths has area on alert
DESTIN — After a string of suspicious dolphin deaths along the Gulf Coast, advocates have been on their toes a little more, according to Crista Stover, the administrative assistant at the Emerald...
View ArticleHistoric Milton gets tech savvy
Shoppers in downtown Milton now have the added convenience of a new Business Guide developed by the Main Street Milton staff. It’s in the form of a smartphone app that will make shopping downtown a...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: A Flori-duh moment in Miami
Details are emerging as to what went wrong on Election Day in Miami-Dade County, and it’s clear that Tallahassee had a lot to do with it. But Miami-Dade also had its major lapses. At its first...
View ArticleJOHN STOSSEL: Feeding food bunk to an easily frightened public
With America’s “fiscal cliff” approaching, pundits wring their hands over the supposed catastrophe that government spending cuts will bring. A scare newsletter called the Food Poisoning Bulletin warns...
View ArticleLETTER: We’re still waiting
I attended the fairness hearing in New Orleans for BP. It was very informative, and information the general public needs to know was revealed. One of the themes reiterated numerous times was that BP...
View ArticleLETTER: Organ harvesting
Little of the truth is known in our area about forced organ harvesting in China. It has been labeled a crime against humanity. It is “forced” because, unlike in the United States, China has no...
View ArticleLETTER: Is it God’s fault?
The writer of “God or Bush?” (letter, Dec. 2), replying to my Nov. 18 letter, “God’s will,” made a statement about something that never before entered my mind. He asked if things don’t go right in the...
View ArticleNovember climate summary
This summary of local climatological conditions was compiled by the Eglin Air Force Base Natural Resources division in Niceville. Read the summary. >>
View ArticleArea roads to close for series of military missions
EGLIN AFB — State Roads 85, 123 and 285 will be closed briefly Dec. 11, 12 and 13 for a series of missions, according to the public affairs office for the Air Force 96th Air Base Wing. The closure is...
View ArticleVowing to be healthier in 2013? Follow these tips
Add Veggies and You’ll Like Your Meal More – As Well As The Cook According to researchers at Cornell University, adding veggies to your meal will improve your perception of dishes (compared to those...
View ArticleOil spill funds to help fix storm water problems
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Gap Creek watershed has posed pollution problems for Okaloosa County and the city of Fort Walton Beach for at least a decade. Early next year, with an infusion of at least $1...
View ArticleForeign student workers say they were defrauded
Forty-one students from Bulgaria and the Ukraine who worked on the Emerald Coast this summer through a visa program have sued the company that made their living and working arrangements. The students,...
View ArticleOfficials question project’s costs
MILTON — Santa Rosa County commissioners had too many questions without answers about a proposed equestrian center in East Milton and have delayed any future votes on the project until early next...
View ArticleRoad named in honor of Plew Elementary (SLIDESHOW)
NICEVILLE — A formerly nameless road running alongside Plew Elementary School finally has a name. Local leaders and fifth-grade students gathered Monday afternoon to celebrate the naming of Plew...
View ArticleMan charged in burglaries at Freeport businesses
FREEPORT — A 33-year-old man has been charged with breaking into three businesses last week and stealing frozen meat, guns, a laptop and some cash. On Wednesday night or early Thursday morning, Samuel...
View ArticleFWBHS theater group heading to state competition
FORT WALTON BEACH — The good news just keeps coming for students in Fort Walton Beach High School’s theater department. The group has been selected to participate in the Florida State Thespian...
View ArticleThe Long Road: Destin couple completes first marathon together
Upon completing the first marathon of his life, it would have been understandable if 62-year-old Destin resident Galyn Moen im-mediately began to reflect on his long battle to the finish line. After...
View ArticleSquabble over dirty dishes leads to cussing, punching, kicking in the groin
NICEVILLE – A 21-year-old man has been charged with battery after he struck his sister in an argument over dirty dishes, lawmen say. On Nov. 28 the man argued with his sister over whether she had...
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