A Crestview middle school student tried to talk a friend out of bringing weapons to school, then made sure to tell an adult after his upset friend said he planned to use the weapons to kill two students who had been bullying him, law enforcement officials said today.
The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida office in downtown Crestview stands in an ideal location, said Katie Thompson, the nonprofit organization’s area manager for Okaloosa and Walton counties.
The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metropolitan statistical area tops Veterans United Home Loans’ 2024 list of the “10 Most Patriotic Cities” in the United States.
A whopping 75.9% of Okaloosa County registered voters cast ballots in the general election, which saw overwhelming support for returning many Republican leaders to power.
More than 70% of Okaloosa County voters approved a general election referendum to renew the county’s Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption Program for another decade.
TALLAHASSEE — Florida voters Tuesday approved two of four ballot measures proposed by the Legislature, putting hunting and fishing rights in the state Constitution and making a property-tax change.
TALLAHASSEE — A ballot proposal that would have enshrined abortion rights in the Florida Constitution failed Tuesday, giving a major political victory to Gov. Ron DeSantis — and dealing a huge blow to abortion-rights supporters.
Tallahassee – A $150 million-plus effort to allow recreational use of marijuana in Florida fizzled out Tuesday, falling short of the needed 60% voter approval and delivering a major victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis.
