Choctaw grad poised to play for D2 national title
Coming out of junior college power Darton College a year ago, Choctaw grad Shelby Bush was looking for a school where she could finish the final two years of her collegiate soccer career. Eventually,...
View ArticleBulge under man's shirt is EMT's missing black bag, stethoscope
CRESTVIEW - A man faces a theft charge after he apparently stole a black bag and a stethoscope from an emergency medical technician who was transporting his girlfriend to a hospital. On Nov. 25 the...
View ArticleLawmen say man menaced woman with knife
CRESTVIEW - A man was arrested after he slammed a knife against a window sill near a woman, then threw it at her, Crestview Police say. The incident occurred Nov. 24. The investigating officer wrote...
View Article'I'm not going to lie, I slapped him'
CRESTVIEW - A Fort Walton Beach man was arrested after he struck another man in a dispute over beer, according to a Crestview Police Department arrest report. On Nov. 21 at about 1:10 a.m., the two...
View ArticleLuck smiled on young World War II pilot Melvin Bryant
SHALIMAR — Melvin Bryant reaches back over 70 years effortlessly, reciting details dating back to the last years of World War II and everything in between. The 88-year-old Poquito Bayou man can tell...
View Article7th Special Forces Group has given the area a needed economic boost
EGLIN AFB — The arrival of the Army’s 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) more than a year ago has been a welcome boost to a slumping local economy. The group, which officially opened its cantonment...
View ArticleWe’re Grinches on the outside but traditionalists indoors
We are the Grinches of our neighborhood, the house without even a plastic candy cane in the front yard. Blame it on laziness and the craziness of our lives. We can barely keep our lawn mowed; stapling...
View ArticleMunicipal elections on the horizon
Voters who are ready for a break from state and national elections might be surprised to learn that municipal contests are just around the corner. In Okaloosa County, candidate hopefuls are pre-filing...
View ArticleAll about giving: Niceville Christmas parade (VIDEO, SLIDSHOW)
NICEVILLE — Amid the beautiful cars and the candy and the beads, many organizations sought to bring attention to charitable causes Saturday with the “All I Want for Christmas” theme of the...
View ArticleFla. consumer confidence drops after election
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's consumer confidence has dropped four points since reaching a post-recession high just before the Nov. 6 election. University of Florida researchers who conduct the...
View ArticleMissouri lottery winners want to live normally
DEARBORN, Mo. (AP) — To announce one of the biggest events of their lives together, Cindy and Mark Hill returned to the place where it all began — the high school where they became sweethearts in the...
View ArticleMan suffers electric shock after crashing car into power pole
CRESTVIEW — A 19-year-old man was shocked with electricity after he crashed his car into a power pole early Sunday morning. William Edgar McDonald, of Crestview, was speeding eastbound down Airport...
View ArticleAMC Entertainment to buy Rave theater
DESTIN — Ownership of Rave Motion Pictures is changing hands, but the movie-going experience will remain the same. “We are keeping the local management and teams,” said Andy DiOrio, director of...
View ArticleSmall shops vie for Christmas business
FORT WALTON BEACH — Holiday shopping season is in full swing, and downtown merchants are trying to attract shoppers by offering products and services that can’t be found at the Walmarts and Targets....
View ArticleBP grants to benefit several local organizations
A classic car show, a traveling pirate museum, a wine festival and a fish hatchery are among the recipients of the latest round of grants funded with money from the BP oil spill settlement. The Gulf...
View ArticleCoast Guard dredging could help Norriego Point
DESTIN — A proposed dredging project northwest of the Marler Bridge would help the city’s effort to keep Norriego Point from becoming part of the seafloor. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, acting as...
View ArticleCrestview to consider allowing pot-bellied pigs as pets
CRESTVIEW — Pot-bellied pigs might soon live lawfully with their human companions in the Hub City. The Crestview City Council has directed its staff to research revising the pet ordinance to allow...
View ArticleD'Vine aims to warm the heart at gospel brunch (VIDEO)
DESTIN — The three women of D’Vine, the music group out of Atlanta, Ga., were busy spreading the good news of the gospel with an a cappella performance over brunch Sunday morning at the Emerald Grand....
View Article15-year-old murder case reopened
A 15-year-old murder case is being reopened after its only suspect again has been deemed mentally fit by Florida State Hospital. Fred Alan Mason, 50, was moved from the hospital and booked into the...
View ArticleJury selection in PC murder case begins today
PANAMA CITY — The trial of a woman accused of killing her husband and putting his body in a freezer is scheduled to begin Monday. Unless of course the lawyers can’t find a jury. Kim Dowgul, Judy...
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