While the developer of the future, massive Freedom Walk subdivision off Old Bethel Road intends to fix the road’s sharp curve that’s adjacent to the project site, there currently are no plans to widen the two-lane road to four lanes between the project site and State Road 85.
James C. Klettheimer, 57, of the 500 block of Liberty Lane in Fort Walton Beach, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of bigamy after being served with a warrant by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Crestview City Councilor Shannon Hayes recently was appointed to serve as the vice chair of the Florida League of Cities 2025-2026 Municipal Operations Policy Committee, one of the League’s five Legislative Policy Committees.
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles recently received $13.6 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to support its partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the 287(g) Task Force Model.
With little discussion, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Cabinet members on Tuesday approved spending $83.3 million for four acres of land that will be overseen as a public park by Okaloosa County.
An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit, alongside Okaloosa and Walton Correctional Institution teams, tirelessly tracked a fugitive through a swamp for several hours on Saturday before taking him into custody off Bill Lundy Road.
Travaess McLemore, 41, of Fort Walton Beach, was indicted by a federal grand jury, charging him with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine, John P. Heekin, United States attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced today.
