EDITORIAL: Handy's dandy report card
In a normal year, trustees’ annual evaluation of Northwest Florida State College’s president would not be front-page news. But this isn’t a normal year. Rumors of turmoil at the college have been...
View ArticleMeeting tonight to discuss Denton Blvd. sewer work
Okaloosa County Water and Sewer Director Jeff Littrell is well aware of the inconvenience running a huge sewer line up Denton Boulevard is going to inflict on residents. That’s why his department...
View ArticleHurricane forecast: Another busy Atlantic season
Get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild, federal forecasters say. Their prediction Thursday calls for 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes...
View ArticleMural to honor heroes (GALLERY)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Motorists traveling through the intersection of Racetrack Road and Marwalt Drive have seen a mural taking shape on the Michels & Booth law office building under construction....
View ArticleFarmers hope for the best as they plant peanuts, soybeans, cotton (GALLERY)
BAKER — Shannon Nixon wiped his brow as he jumped off his tractor one recent afternoon. Half his field was left to be sowed for his peanut crop. Nixon is one of just a handful of people who continue...
View ArticleWoman says pot in her purse isn't hers
CRESTVIEW – Another woman involved in the Auburn Road drug raid was arrested for misdemeanor marijuana possession after an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy saw plastic bags of marijuana in her purse....
View ArticleWoman admits she uses meth, but says meth in her purse isn't hers
CRESTVIEW – A woman told an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy she uses methamphetamines, but the meth found in her bag wasn’t hers. On May 15 the Okaloosa Multi-Agency Drug Task Force performed a drug...
View ArticleMan admits meth in his bag is his
CRESTVIEW – Multiple arrests resulted from a drug raid at a Crestview residence, including a 26-year-old man for possession of methamphetamines. The raid occurred May 15 at an Auburn Road residence in...
View ArticleLocal officials dispute business survey’s findings
Results from a new national survey say Northwest Florida is the worst part of the state for small businesses to thrive, but local business leaders do not agree. Thumbtack.com, a website designed to...
View ArticleShalimar, Cinco Bayou bridges get new asphalt
SHALIMAR — The ride over the Cinco Bayou and Shalimar bridges are smoother than they’ve been in years. Contractors for the state Department of Transportation began resurfacing the Cinco Bayou Bridge...
View ArticleTourism officials expect banner Memorial Day weekend
Locals better get ready for large crowds, long waits and traffic backups. Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kickoff for the summer tourist season, and expectations are high that this will be the...
View ArticleTwo arrested for possession of child pornography
Two men were arrested Thursday for possession of child pornography, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The arrests followed separate investigations and searches of the men's...
View ArticleNiceville grad grabs spotlight at FSU
Racking up two first-team all-state accolades and a Daily News Softball Player of the Year award her senior year at Niceville, Kelly Hensley had no trouble commanding the local spotlight as an Eagle...
View ArticleSouth Walton alum pulls upset at NCAAs
Alexa Guarachi is saving her best for last. Guarachi, a senior at the University of Alabama, is playing in her final collegiate event this weekend at the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships in...
View ArticleKayak of missing Pensacola man found
OKALOOSA ISLAND - The yellow kayak a missing Pensacola man was last seen in was found Thursday afternoon on Okaloosa Island, according to the Escambia County Sheriff's Office. A kayak fitting the...
View ArticleMan charged with sexual battery on a child
CRESTVIEW - A man was arrested Thursday for the sexual battery on a child older than 12 years old, two counts of using an Internet service to seduce, solicit, lure or entice a child, and six counts of...
View ArticleDay of Service for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
On April 27, the designated Day of Service, hundreds of volunteers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, went forth working on a variety of service projects. In the Crestview area,...
View ArticleGroundbreaking at Beulah First Baptist Church
FORT WALTON BEACH — Beulah First Baptist Church kicked off a yearlong celebration of its 75th anniversary with the groundbreaking for a new sanctuary. Founded in 1938, Beulah is one of the oldest...
View ArticleDelta Sigma Theta Sorority hosts 'Deltas Saturday in the Park'
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Okaloosa County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. hosted their “Deltas Saturday in the Park” event at the Landing Park in Fort Walton Beach. View a gallery of...
View ArticleLETTER: Sitting in silence
One of the reasons America is unique has to do with its Christian heritage. “The God of the Bible is the basis upon which we began as a nation and upon whom our rights and liberties are made secure,”...
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