Two more face TDC-related charges
Nathan Wilson of Destin and Robert Boudreau of Pennsylvania were charged Monday with grand theft in connection with Okaloosa County’s ever-evolving TDC scandal. Both men are accused of pocketing money...
View ArticleDeputies nearly hit in pair of DUI arrests
Sunday was a scary night for a pair of Okaloosa County deputies. Two officers were nearly hit by people driving on the wrong side of the road. Both drivers were charged with driving under the...
View ArticleTDC questioning returns to Tallahassee (SLIDESHOW; VIDEO)
TALLAHASSEE — Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council members vigorously defended their integrity Monday before the state’s Joint Legislative Auditing Committee. Current TDC members Warren Gourley...
View ArticleEDITORIAL: 'I'll keep voting to raise rates'
At first glance, it looks like an awfully coldhearted thing to say. “We have to find more folks in Tallahassee,” Rep. Matt Gaetz told the Fort Walton Beach Rotary Club last week, “who are willing to...
View ArticleA bear from the past
For 18.5 years bear No. 20 lived on Eglin Air Force Base in an area basically north of General Bond Avenue. Unfortunately, she got out on the busy highway on Dec. 9, and was struck by a car and died....
View ArticleTrapping wild pigs is his specialty
People have all kinds of different hobbies but Greg Rhinehart has one that is a bit out of the ordinary. He is a self-taught wild hog trapper and where he sets his traps, no swine is safe. Late last...
View ArticleWhen hunting dogs venture on the wrong property
After a year of maintaining roads, tending to food plots, monitoring game cameras and placing tree stands, hunters are more than ready to deer hunt. Sometimes, the unexpected happens and a hunting dog...
View ArticleTrophyCatch to promote bass conservation
For decades, the state of Florida has been recognized as the place to go to catch a big largemouth bass. Last fall, on Oct. 1, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) started...
View Article’Tis the season to burn
Over the next several days, wildlife biologists will be busy with several large prescribed burns north of Apalachicola in the sawgrass marsh. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)...
View ArticleCHELCO to send four students to Washington, D.C.
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Opportunity has come knocking for four local students who are headed to Washington, D.C., this summer to expand their knowledge and sense of patriotism. Rachel Gold, Devin...
View Article106-year-old Mass. man gets high school diploma
BEVERLY, Mass. (AP) — Fred Butler was married for 65 years, raised five children, served in the Army during World War II and worked for years for the local water department, but the fact he never...
View ArticleSpring break season has begun (GALLERY)
OKALOOSA ISLAND — Spring breakers have started to arrive in Northwest Florida, and thousands more are expected to show up in coming weeks. Students from Indiana, Ohio, Mississippi, Texas, Minnesota,...
View ArticleCrestview chief: Police Department remains divided
CRESTVIEW — Last September, Police Chief Tony Taylor inherited a department mired in scandal and divided in its loyalties. He said he has struggled to unite the force since taking over for fired Chief...
View Article'We're overcoming our challenges'
Every day, Dan Carlton gets a little stronger and his family gets one step closer to coming home. Carlton, a 31-year-old chief warrant officer 2 with the Army 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), has...
View ArticleLogging on Eglin land helps preserve longleaf pines
EGLIN AFB — Sometimes you have to tear something down to build it up. At least that’s the philosophy behind logging on Eglin’s reservation. Motorists in north Okaloosa County may have noticed small...
View ArticleOwner seeks to unload football team via Craigslist
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — A co-owner of the Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Titans football team is selling his stake through Craigslist. The Titans announced earlier this week that owner Mike Polaski is trying...
View ArticleFla. House passes election overhaul bill
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida House on Tuesday voted — once again — to overhaul the state's elections law, this time by partly undoing changes from 2011 that were blamed for confusion and long...
View ArticleScott highlights jobs, schools in State of State
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Gov. Rick Scott, who was elected to office with the slogan "Let's get to work," proclaimed several times "It's working" during his State of the State address Tuesday. Scott...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office convictions upheld
The First District Court of Appeal on Tuesday upheld the convictions and sentences of Michael Coup, Sandra Norris and David Yacks for their role in former Okaloosa County Sheriff Charlie Morris’ bonus...
View ArticleBrats and beer fest to benefit nonprofits
FORT WALTON BEACH - Cold beer, brats and music will be on the menu at the Magnolia Grill on March 24 for an “Oktoberfest im März” to benefit for the Fisher House of the Emerald Coast and the Emerald...
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