EDITORIAL: D.C. makes a run for the border
The Great Recession threw vast numbers of people out of work, made the U.S. economy less attractive and reduced border crossings to a trickle. As a result, illegal immigration isn’t the hot-button...
View ArticleLocal 'groundhog' sees shadow
Snowbirds Dan Koch and Mike Pease had a little fun with Groundhog Day this year. They brought a stuffed groundhog, dressed her in beach attire and set her on the the white sands of Okaloosa Island to...
View ArticleEconomic caution emanates from the slopes of Davos
In our opinion, the current run-up in equities should be treated with a little historical caution, as evidenced by the less than rosy view espoused at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos,...
View ArticleBippy's opens in Bluewater Bay; Professional Golf under new ownership
BIPPY’S BY THE BEACH FROZEN YOGURT Many of us made a resolution four weeks ago that we’d eat healthier diets. Fortunately Bippy’s by the Beach Frozen Yogurt gives us some treat options without blowing...
View ArticleMiramar Beach residents injured in wreck
NAVARRE -- Two Miramar Beach residents were slightly injured in a Sunday afternoon wreck on U.S. Highway 98 near the intersection with Estate Circle. Allyson Sundal, who is 17, was driving the 1999...
View ArticleArmed Taco Bell robbers sought
CRESTVIEW — Police are searching for information about two armed suspects who robbed Taco Bell on South Ferdon Boulevard early Saturday morning. Employees said a black man and a black woman entered...
View ArticlePathways to participation open for local disabled athletes
The rules of the game are changing once again at public schools across the United States, but this time the demands are focused outside the classroom. For decades, districts have been required to...
View Article20,000 miles of trash, and counting
For Jim Harvey, life can be measured in three-mile increments. That’s how far he walks every day, a trash-grabber in one hand and a garbage bag in the other. This summer will mark 20 years and...
View ArticleMystical Arts of Tibet: Monks to create mandala sand painting at NWFSC
If you go: Opening Ceremony: Feb. 5 at noon Galleries open: Feb. 5, noon-5 p.m., Feb. 6–8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Feb. 9, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Gallery reception: Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. Closing Ceremony: Feb. 9...
View ArticleTax collector to open office on Hurlburt Field
Okaloosa County Tax Collector Ben Anderson has plans to open a satellite office on Hurlburt Field in the spring. Anderson currently has offices on Eglin Air Force Base and Fort Walton Beach,...
View ArticleWoman flown to hospital after wreck on U.S. 98
A 71-year-old woman was seriously injured in a wreck Monday afternoon on U.S. Highway 98 near the entrance to Hurlburt Field. Norma Taylor, of Bull Shoals, Ark., was a passenger in a car that was...
View ArticleMan crashes motorcycle, flown to hospital
NICEVILLE -- A man was injured after he crashed his motorcycle on State Road 20 and Partin Drive Monday morning. He suffered at least a broken leg after the wreck, which occured about 8:30 a.m.,...
View ArticleMan dies after motorcycle wreck
MILTON — A 57-year-old man has died from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle wreck last week. Thomas Alton Sanders of Bagdad died last Wednesday, according to a news release issued Monday by the...
View ArticleNavarre man guilty of soliciting sexual acts from child
MILTON — A Navarre man has been found guilty of soliciting sexual acts from a child and transmitting child pornography, according to the office of State Attorney Bill Eddins. A Santa Rosa County jury...
View ArticleLeaders seek economic diversification
Okaloosa County is the most military-dependent county in the state, with 68 percent of the local job market being made up of military and defense contractors, according to local economist David...
View ArticleTickets to go on sale for Raiders reunion (VIDEO)
The Doolittle Raiders will not open the historic bottle of cognac given to them by Gen. Jimmy Doolittle when they meet in Fort Walton Beach this April for their final official reunion. However,...
View ArticleAdvocate: Time to reform Sunshine Laws
First Amendment Foundation president Barbara Petersen is never short on stories about Florida politicians playing fast and loose with the state’s Sunshine Laws. Whether it’s Orange County Commission...
View ArticleNiceville's Haynes commits to Kentucky
NICEVILLE - Less than two years ago, Niceville’s Nick Haynes had never played in a varsity football game. Tomorrow, he’ll sign his National Letter of Intent to play SEC football, affirming a...
View ArticleDeputy: Woman accused of making 'poking gestures'
A 25-year-old Destin woman was charged with resisting an officer with violence after telling an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputy no, forcing him to drag her to his car and kicking him,...
View ArticleMother batters daughter over argument about phone
A Fort Walton Beach mother was arrested Jan. 20 after a fight started when her daughter was on the phone. The younger woman asked her mom to be quiet when she was on the phone. Her 35-year-old mother...
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