New tennis courts could be ready next spring (DOCUMENTS)
NICEVILLE — After more than two years of planning and fundraising, officials are ready to break ground on a new tennis complex. The community-funded Eagle-Ram Tennis Courts are set to open next spring...
View Article78-year-old finds niche building sets at Mattie Kelly Arts Center
NICEVILLE — The stage has always been alluring to Audrey Bailey. From a young age she enjoyed watching productions, but as an adult she discovered her true passion was for what happens behind the...
View ArticleDOT to begin U.S. 98 work
A major road project kicks off Thursday along U.S. Highway 98 from the Okaloosa-Santa Rosa County line west to the Gulf Breeze Zoo. The $12.3 million job is projected to be completed by the winter of...
View ArticleBale filled with $2.5 million of cocaine found in Gulf (VIDEO)
A large bale filled with 25 kilograms of cocaine was pulled from the Gulf of Mexico south of the Destin East Pass by five local fishermen today, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. The...
View ArticleCar stopped in road, woman screaming arouses deputy's suspicions
FORT WALTON BEACH – A 30-year-old Fort Walton Beach man was arrested on a drug charge after an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy came across a car stopped in the middle of Standish Lane and heard a...
View Article'I am sorry; no good; it's OK'
FORT WALTON BEACH – A Honduran man said nothing about a stabbing accusation except “I am sorry; no good; it’s OK,” according to an arrest report. On May 26 Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputies went to a...
View Article'I ain't (redacted) leaving and you can't make me'
OKALOOSA ISLAND – A drunk man who was shouting profanities at children and others on the beach was arrested after he resisted an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s deputy. The incident occurred May 26 on the...
View ArticleWitness: Steven Cozzie said, ‘I just killed this chick’ (GALLERY, VIDEO)
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Michael Spencer, who spent summers in Seagrove Beach with his aunt, was best friends with Steven Cozzie during the summer of 2011. But two years earlier Spencer had lied to Cozzie...
View ArticleWeatherford touts education reform
FORT WALTON BEACH — The leaders of the Florida Legislature have big plans to improve the state. Senate President Don Gaetz and House Speaker Will Weatherford are touring Florida this summer to discuss...
View ArticleEarly hearing on seismic surveying in Gulf draws small crowd
OKALOOSA ISLAND —A public hearing on seismic surveying in the Gulf of Mexico drew little controversy from the 10-member audience. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management hosted the meeting Tuesday...
View ArticleNiceville alums Collins, Darhower sign with MLB teams
NICEVILLE – Along the façade of a building that runs adjacent to the pass gate of Niceville Baseball Stadium and parallel to the third-base line fence are 10 names emblemized into Eagle folklore. From...
View ArticleMasseuse charged with prostitution
GULF BREEZE - The owner of Zehn Spa on Gulf Breeze Parkway was arrested for prostitution Tuesday, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office. After receiving tips on illicit sexual activity...
View ArticleChurch on Eighth Avenue catches fire
CRESTVIEW - A church on Eighth Avenue reportedly was burning Wednesday night. Several fire departments were sent to the scene at 7:30 p.m., according to the North Okaloosa Fire Department. Onlookers...
View ArticlePolice investigate stabbing on Davis Lane
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS - Police were investigating a stabbing Wednesday afternoon. After receiving a 911 call about a person being stabbed, officers went to 226 Davis Lane about 3:45 p.m. and found the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Church destroyed in evening fire
CRESTVIEW — The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a Wednesday night fire that destroyed a church on Eighth Avenue. Firefighters were called to Full Gospel Tabernacle Church at 7:05 p.m....
View ArticleLETTER: Open your eyes
Re: “GOP scandal show” (letter, June 9). Let’s take this one item at a time. The last thing we need to do is strengthen our bloated government. Republicans are having hearings to stop the corruption...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Safety at the beach is up to you
One way of looking at the drama that gripped area beaches over the past eight days is that people were pulled safely from the churning surf. When the Daily News’ Angel McCurdy did a roundup story,...
View ArticleUSASOC activates flight detachment
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – The U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) hosted an activation ceremony for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) Flight Company (UFC) (provisional)...
View ArticleMiller works to get medal for World War II unit
On any given day at the Army’s 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) cantonment south of Crestview, the military’s Green Berets train in hand-to-hand combat, parachuting, mountain warfare and other...
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