Airmen team with base leadership for cooking contest
Ranks and titles were left at the swinging kitchen door Jan. 22 when three cooks from the Food Services teamed up with base leadership to compete in the base’s first-ever “Cooking with the Stars”...
View ArticleJealousy issues lead to spat between man, woman
DESTIN - An Alabama woman was arrested after she and her boyfriend fought over jealousy issues, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office arrest report. On Jan. 27 an deputy went to a Harbor...
View ArticleMan says woman screamed when he tried to hug her
FORT WALTON BEACH - He says he merely tried to hug her and she fell to the ground, screaming. She says he hit her and she fell to the ground, screaming. She had a fat lip to prove her case. On Jan. 27...
View ArticleBrother accused of attacking roommate with ironing board
FORT WALTON BEACH - Two brothers got into an argument at a Stella Lane residence and one was arrested for aggravated battery. The incident occurred on Jan. 27, according to an Okaloosa County...
View Article'Little Mermaid' auditions to be held Feb. 5
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — The Florida Chautauqua Theatre, 840 Baldwin Ave. announces auditions for Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 5. High school students, college students and young adults...
View ArticleDoolittle Raiders to meet for final reunion: 'We’re going to close this mission'
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Doolittle Tokyo Raiders will end their longstanding tradition of reunions this year at the place where it all started. The group of 80 men made famous by their April 18, 1942,...
View ArticleBroxson proposes oil exploration in Blackwater forest (DOCUMENT)
State Rep. Doug Broxson is sponsoring legislation that would allow companies to “develop oil and gas resources” in the Blackwater River State Forest. He said he knows going in that House Bill 431 will...
View ArticleWoman’s body found in Choctawhatchee Bay identified
The Medical Examiner’s Office on Friday positively identified the body of a woman found Jan. 27 on the shore of Choctawhatchee Bay in Destin. Dental records indicate it is 60-year-old Shigeko Freeman...
View ArticleDeer season still goin’ strong in Zone D
My wife and I got us a new huntin’ spot this year, and as hunting seasons go, we have had a pretty good one thus far. We each took a racked buck, although I will admit hers was bigger. Also, I took a...
View ArticleChoctaw edges Fort Walton Beach for state cheerleading title (GALLERY)
The longtime rivalry between Choctawhatchee and Fort Walton Beach high schools heated up again this week during the state cheerleading competition in Kissimmee. When the dust cleared, both schools...
View ArticleResidents vent frustrations with road’s noise, lighting
NICEVILLE — About 40 residents of Chardonnay Estates and White Point Village shared their complaints Thursday with the Mid-Bay Bridge Authority about noise and lighting from the connector road just...
View ArticleBlackshear gets life for first-degree murder
FORT WALTON BEACH — Deaundros Blackshear was sentenced to life in prison without parole Thursday immediately after he was convicted of first-degree murder. Blackshear shot and killed Junior Ferguson...
View ArticleAfter 45 years, a Silver Star (GALLERY)
CRESTVIEW — In October 1968 in Vietnam, then-1st Lt. Vernon JB Ward Jr.’s team was ambushed after completing a mission to gather intelligence and capture enemy troops. Ward led his men away before he...
View ArticleAlabama man dies from crash injuries
MILTON - An Alabama man has died from injuries he suffered in a traffic crash on State Road 87 and County Road 399 on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. David M. Kicker, 63,...
View ArticleSemitrailer crosses lanes into ditch
DESTIN - A semitrailer crossed several lanes of traffic went into a ditch along U.S. Highway 98 near Regatta Bay on Friday afternoon, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. No one was...
View Article'ABSOLUTELY AMAZING': 18-wheeler accident leads to big mess, no injuries...
A semitrailer crossed several lanes of U.S. Highway 98 traffic, jumped a drainage ditch, skimmed a palm tree and slammed through a 1-foot-thick concrete wall before crashing into the Tuscany...
View ArticleOkaloosa to start internal probe of TDC scandal (DOCUMENTS)
The Okaloosa County Commission has received a green light from Sheriff Larry Ashley and the state attorney to launch its own investigation of the Tourist Development Council fraud scandal. Ashley sent...
View ArticleAs Ala. standoff drags on, town grieves bus driver
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. (AP) — As the police standoff with an Alabama man accused of holding a 5-year-old boy hostage continued Saturday, a nearby community prepared to bury the beloved bus driver who was...
View ArticleVICTORA: Will Farrah hair make a difference? I hope not (GALLERY)
For those few but vocal critics who care everything for how I look, here’s my new hair. In case you missed it, several readers have written or called me in recent weeks to not-so-gently suggest that I...
View ArticleSeaside Neighborhood School gains title to building
SEASIDE — Seaside Neighborhood School got some more good news recently. During a school assembly, Seaside founders Robert and Daryl Davis ceremoniously handed over the deed for the Seaside...
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