County administrator receives pay hike
To reward his hard work and bring his annual salary more in line with his peers from similar-sized counties, Okaloosa County Administrator John Hofstad received a just over $24,000 hike in his annual salary on Tuesday.
Officials, residents discuss future ‘Patriots Park’
The highest-priority features of Okaloosa County’s future “Patriots Park” next to the Shoal River by south Crestview will be hiking, walking, and biking trails.
Meet Southside’s new principal Amy Bowles
The new Southside Primary principal, Amy Bowles, says all the learning, education and life circumstances brought her to the school at the right time and in the right way.
Eglin Airmen win 15th annual Medic Rodeo
Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico – Eglin Air Force Base’s own 96th Medical Group once again claimed the top spot at the 15th annual Medic Rodeo held last week at Cannon, New Mexico.
Dominate the spectrum: 350th SWW enables EW capabilities for Ukrainian F-16s
The 68th Electronic Warfare Squadron recently collaborated with their Danish and Norwegian counterparts in support of the delivery of F-16s from Denmark and the Netherlands to Ukraine, as announced by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken earlier last month at the NATO Public Forum.
Woman suing Walton County hospital, claims her husband died after liver removed instead of spleen
A local attorney says a woman is pursuing criminal and civil lawsuits against Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Hospital in Walton County after a surgeon removed her husband’s liver instead of his spleen, resulting in his death.
C-130’s First Flight 70th Anniversary
Members of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s C-130 Program Office gathered for a group photo with an AC-130A Spectre Gunship on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on the 70th anniversary date of the C-130’s first flight, which occurred on August 23, 1954.
Eight men thought they were meeting a 14-year-old for sex, instead were arrested by law enforcement during undercover operation
Eight men were arrested by the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office after a multi-agency internet chat operation where they agreed to meet an underage individual for sex, according to Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson. All eight individuals thought they were meeting a 14-year-old female and instead ended up being arrested by a sheriff’s deputy, […]
Betsy Roy is retiring, but she’ll still embrace Main Street
Unlike in Crestview, Elizabeth “Betsy” Roy was unable to enjoy the hometown feel of a Main Street when she was growing up in the small unincorporated community of Flintstone in northwest Georgia.
Florida Realtors endorses four Emerald Coast Realtors
Each year, Florida Realtors endorses 15 Realtors in the state who exemplify the highest level of professionalism and distinction as Board Certified Professionals.
This year, four of the 15 who were endorsed are Emerald Coast Realtors:












