Small businesses and taxes: the Heimlich maneuver
Small businesses are choking on taxes. Ask any business owner. Small business is the backbone of the American economy. Ownership is how many lift themselves into the middle class and others alongside...
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SANTA ROSA BEACH — Nancy Veldman is living a purposeful life through Magnolia House. Veldman said her shop at Grand Boulevard has allowed her to meet different people, explore her musical side and...
View ArticleOkaloosa officials to appear again before Auditing Committee
Okaloosa County officials on Monday are set to make their second appearance in three weeks before the state Joint Legislative Auditing Committee in Tallahassee. The Auditing Committee has subpoenaed...
View ArticleChanges in store for Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation
DESTIN — After providing numerous theatrical and educational programs to the community, the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation is undergoing a makeover for its 18th birthday. “She’s growing up,” foundation...
View Article40 years after crossing the line
FORT WALTON BEACH — Forty years ago, 34-year-old Ed Hubbard, emaciated and abused, stood on one side of a white line painted on the ground at an airport in Hanoi, Vietnam. On the other side of the...
View ArticleWhitehurst may get lifetime recognition
CRESTVIEW — The City Council plans to recognize former Mayor George Whitehurst, recent recipient of the Mae R. Coleman Citizen of the Year Award, with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Council members...
View ArticleVICTORA: Nominations for Youth Spotlight show the good young people do
Every day last week I went home inspired. That’s because every day I’ve heard about more neat things that area youths are doing. Last week I asked for nominations for a new Monday feature called Youth...
View ArticleAdolf Hitler stumping for votes in Indian election
GAUHATI, India (AP) — Adolf Hitler is running for election in India. So is Frankenstein. The tiny northeast Indian state of Meghalaya has a special fascination for interesting and sometimes...
View ArticleAnnual Home Show offers everything from decorating ideas to pets (GALLERY)
OKALOOSA ISLAND —Sandy Trimble never thought she’d adopt a dog at Saturday’s Home Show. But as she and her friend Helen Shortn wandered the Emerald Coast Convention Center looking for renovation...
View ArticleMan faces drug charges after traffic stop
A man initially arrested for driving with a suspended license faces more charges after police found drugs and ingredients to make drugs, according to Crestview police. Terry L. Bofonchik, 33, of...
View ArticleMan arrested after meth lab found in home
A man was arrested on Thursday after police found a meth lab in his home, according to Crestview police A tip led officers to the home of Adam Daniel Sheets, 30, at115 Split Creek Drive, a Police...
View ArticleFire hydrants to be tested this month
MARY ESTHER - The Mary Esther Fire Department will flow test the city’s 164 hydrants throughout March. The testing will be divided into four zones as follows: Zone 1 — Monday through Friday, east side...
View ArticleResidents can dump junk at Legion Park
MIRAMAR BEACH - Residents will be able to dump their trash and recyclables at Legion Park on Ponce de Leon Street from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. next Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The Public Works Department...
View ArticlePAWS to sponsor annual poker run
FORT WALTON BEACH - The Panhandle Animal Welfare Society will host its fifth annual PAWS on the Throttle Poker Run on March 16. The motorcycle run will begin at 9 a.m. at PAWS at 752 Lovejoy Road in...
View ArticleEvent to benefit Catholic Charities, Fisher House
FORT WALTON BEACH - Corned beef and cabbage will be on the menu at the Magnolia Grill on March 17 for a special St. Patrick’s Day benefit for Catholic Charities and the Fisher House of the Emerald...
View ArticleTeen charged in crash on State Road 20
BLUEWATER BAY — A teenager has been charged in connection with a two-vehicle crash on State Road 20 on Friday night that sent six people to area hospitals, according to the Florida Highway Patrol....
View ArticleTransition Game: Niceville product emerging at UL-Monroe
Before he made the transition from high school basketball star at Niceville High School to freshman at the University of Louisiana-Monroe, Kyle Koszuta says that he thought he had a firm grasp of what...
View ArticleCalif. mayor puts lock-picking class in newsletter
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The mayor of a California city struggling with a spike in burglaries and other crimes is apologizing for promoting a class about how to pick locks in her newsletter. Oakland...
View ArticleMass. boy, trying to avoid bedtime, calls 911
BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) — Police in Massachusetts say a 10-year-old boy called 911 because he didn't want to go to bed. Brockton police say the boy made the emergency call just after 8 p.m. Wednesday and...
View ArticleCollegiate High student loves a good challenge
Editor’s note: This is a series spotlighting youth in our community. To nominate a student, email wvictora@nwfdailynews.com or call 850-315-4478. DESTIN — When Arden Robertson thinks about the future,...
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