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May 22, 2025

Fuel tank project continues at Laurel Hill’s only gas station

Fuel service that was recently halted so an underground fuel tank project could proceed at Laurel Hill’s lone gas station reportedly might return in early June.
May 21, 2025

World’s largest lionfish tourney removes over 20K invasive species

Destin-Fort Walton Beach experienced another successful Emerald Coast Open and Lionfish Festival with the removal of more than 20,000 lionfish and plenty of lionfish-inspired dishes, music and informational booths for the public to enjoy at the 2025 event.
May 21, 2025

The county’s mosquito war is underway

Employees of the Okaloosa County Mosquito Control Program began conducting mosquito spraying throughout the county, excluding federal and state-owned land, on Monday.
May 21, 2025
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Laurel Hill Arts and Heritage Festival is June 7

It was festival time in Laurel Hill. As Mildred Campbell laid out multiple pots of various native plants she’d raised, Tracy Curenton, with the assistance of her brother, Mark, and cousin, Janet Twitty, was setting up a books-and-DVDs sale.
May 21, 2025
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Laurel Hill School celebrates its close-knit Class of ‘25

The world that the 17-member Laurel Hill School Class of 2025 is stepping into “is fast and full of opportunity,” school Principal Lee Martello said during Tuesday night’s commencement ceremony.
May 20, 2025
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Two Okaloosa County teachers and one student receive literacy awards

Okaloosa County School District officials recently announced that two dedicated educators and one exceptional student have been selected as recipients of the 2025 National 180 Awards, a prestigious national recognition celebrating outstanding achievement in literacy and academic growth.
May 20, 2025

County Commission declines to help fund nonprofit groups

Unlike in the past many years, Okaloosa County general fund dollars will not be used to help support nonprofit organizations in fiscal year 2026.
May 20, 2025
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Fire chief claims DOD instructor of the year

An Eglin firefighter recently earned a Defense Department honor for Fire and Emergency Services.

Joseph Suddarth, Jr. claimed the 2024 Fire Service Instructor of the Year award for efforts in safeguarding and advancing vital national interests and assures military readiness and resilience.

May 19, 2025

Traffic safety cameras are coming to some school zones

On Aug. 11, which is the first day of the 2025-2026 school year for Okaloosa County School District students, Crestview officials plan to start a monthlong educational campaign on traffic safety cameras that will be installed in the school zones of four schools.
May 16, 2025
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Northwest Florida might have been home to America’s first domesticated cats

A recently published archaeological study is shedding new light on the role of domesticated cats in the early days of Colonial America. The remains of the cats at the heart of the article were found on a 1559 shipwreck in Pensacola Bay, dubbed Emmanuel Point II.
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