CRESTVIEW — With the snip of a red ribbon, the University of Florida/IFAS Okaloosa County Extension service’s days of operating from a cramped, outdated former fairgrounds shed are officially over. E…
BAKER — Wood chips and sparks flew as folkways craftsmen made cypress shingles and hammered metal on an anvil during the annual Baker Heritage Day festival. Attendees saw fresh butter being churned, …
FORT WALTON BEACH Okaloosa County Administrator Jim Curry says he welcomes scrutiny of county spending as local and state authorities investigate the Mark Bellinger financial scandal.
PENSACOLA — Former Okaloosa County Sheriff Charlie Morris, who tearfully pleaded no contest to state charges of racketeering and money laundering on Feb. 4, 2010, finally will be sentenced today for …
HOLT — On Nov. 1, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Investigators and deputies arrested 54-year old Terry Warren of 4001 Log Lake Road, Holt, on an active Bay County warrant. Prior to that arrest, investigat…
CRESTVIEW —Okaloosa County Master Gardener Bill Buckellew won the Personal Communications Award at the 32nd Annual Florida Master Gardener Continued Training Conference on Oct. 3. Okaloosa County res…
BAKER — Country-cooking aroma mingles with freshly shaved cypress wood scent and boiling lye soap tang as the annual Baker Heritage Day festival unfolds at Baker Block Museum and Heritage Park, 1307 …
