Woman says somebody has 'been in her stuff,' goes batty
NICEVILLE – A woman who claimed somebody had “been in her stuff” attacked her father with a baseball bat and was arrested for bat-tery, Niceville Police say. On Feb. 12 the man called from his Spencer...
View ArticleMan says he was jumped; witness in tree corroborates story
NICEVILLE – A 24-year-old man told Niceville Police he was pulled from his bicycle and beaten by three males. A witness who was up in a tree corroborated part of the man’s story. At 6:49 p.m. a...
View ArticleState subpoenas Harris, Amunds and Zimmerman
The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee has issued subpoenas for two Okaloosa County commissioners and the president of The Zimmerman Agency to appear at its March 4 meeting in Tallahassee. Read the...
View ArticleMuslims decry two legislative proposals (DOCUMENT)
A bill co-sponsored by state Rep. Matt Gaetz that Muslims have criticized as discriminatory passed out of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday. The so-called Application of Foreign Law bill would...
View ArticleBoard OKs teacher step pay increase
SANTA ROSA COUNTY - Teachers in Santa Rosa County will soon see a little more money in their paychecks. The increase comes after the School Board agreed to a step pay increase this year rather than go...
View ArticleNo one hurt in hit- and-run accident
MARY ESTHER - No one was injured Thursday afternoon in a hit-and-run crash on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. The accident occurred about 2 p.m....
View ArticleEDITORIAL: Sequester pesters forecasters
Apparently, everything we thought we knew about sequestration was wrong. We thought Republicans in Congress would be screaming bloody murder at the prospect of automatic, across-the-board cuts in...
View ArticleBrenda Shoffner: Get away with trips to Callaway, Central Europe
While it’s a blessing to live in such a place so beautiful that other people want to visit it and even move here, it can still be nice to get away now and then. Information about two very different...
View ArticleWoman in serious condition after rollover
PACE — A 23-year-old Pensacola woman is in serious condition after her vehicle overturned early Friday morning. Samantha A. Vires was driving westbound on Interstate 10 near Mile Marker 20 when she...
View ArticleFive arrested after Drug Task Force executes warrants
The Okaloosa County Multi-Agency Drug Task Force was busy Friday morning making five arrests. Three narcotics search warrants executed early Friday took place on Sandalwood Drive in Destin, Eglin...
View ArticleBeach smoking ban bill moves forward
Local beaches could become a smoke-free zone if a bill in the Legislature becomes law. Senate Bill 258 took a first step Thursday when it passed through the Regulated Industries Committee on a 10-0...
View ArticleRoad conditions in Walton County
Tilley Landing is closed (gate locked up at this time) Dead River Road is very muddy. The water is over the dock at the public boat ramp. Water is up to the bottom of the stairs at picnic area of...
View ArticleMom & Dad’s to get upgrade on ‘Restaurant: Impossible’
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — There will be some big company in town next week as the team from the Food Network’s “Restaurant: Impossible” comes in to renovate a local favorite. Mom & Dad’s Italian...
View ArticleTask force says 'stand your ground' is a good law (DOCUMENT)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's "stand your ground" law works and should not be overturned, but the standards for neighborhood watch groups should be looked at by the Legislature, a state task...
View ArticleNWFSC Fall Term 2012 Graduates
Northwest Florida State College Fall Term 2012 Graduates NICEVILLE, FL‐‐‐‐‐Northwest Florida State College announces the Fall Term 2012 graduates, including honors graduates. Five hundred and nine...
View ArticleStudents at Maude Saunders claim Writing Oscars as FCAT approaches (GALLERY)
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Preparation for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test writing exam took an unexpected but welcome turn Friday at Maude Saunders Elementary School. Rather than paper and pencils,...
View ArticleFans show their appreciation for the Lady Seahawks at rally (GALLERY, VIDEO)
SANTA ROSA BEACH — Two days after capturing the first team state title for South Walton High, the Lady Seahawks once again were met by a roaring home crowd. Friday’s victory rally in the gym for the...
View ArticleRemembering Josh
BLUEWATER BAY — One year ago when Craig Born learned his son, Niceville native Army Sgt. Joshua Born, had been shot and killed in Afghanistan at age 25, he said he went completely blank. “I didn’t...
View ArticleOkaloosa administrator post attract 103 applicants
Okaloosa County commissioners are moving toward hiring a new county administrator. Colin Baenzinger & Associates, the Palm Beach County consulting firm hired to conduct the national search, has...
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