State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden announced today that a direct information has been filed charging former Okaloosa County Deputy Sheriff Eddie Lee Duran, Jr., with one count of manslaughter with a firearm.
Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) is encouraging Floridians to purchase disaster preparedness items during Florida’s second 14-day Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday of 2024 running Aug. 24 through Sept. 6. “The final disaster sales tax holiday for this year’s hurricane season could not come at a better time as we enter the historical peak […]
Eglin Air Force Base – The inaugural Explosive Ordnance Women’s Leadership Summit was held Aug. 8-10, celebrating 50 years of women in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal career field.
The Crestview Police Department is in the process of developing a new strategic plan and invites the public to an open forum to share how the department can better serve the community.
If all goes as planned, people in Crestview will be able to ride an Emerald Coast Rider bus to Walmart, the North Okaloosa Medical Center and other highly visited Hub City destinations starting in mid-2025.
Okaloosa County District 1 Commissioner and Board Chairman Paul Mixon soon plans to hold a town hall meeting to discuss and gather public input on a future county park that’s slated to stand next to the Shoal River.
A snafu involving a web-service vendor caused headaches for Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton and several other Florida counties when it came time to publicly share Tuesday’s primary election results.
