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.

The body of a missing 63-year-old woman from Baker was found on Tuesday night.

In celebration of World Photography Day on Aug. 19, the city of Crestview launched its first-ever photo contest, “My Favorite View.”

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.

Eglin Air Force Base – Approximately 20 96th Test Wing summer interns completed and presented their final projects covering a range of topics from insects, artificial intelligence, drones and chemotherapy on Aug. 2.

Parker Destin will be the newest member of the Okaloosa County School Board.

In the primary election, Okaloosa County voters re-elected Paul Mixon to a second term as the District 1 County Commissioner and chose Drew Palmer to serve as the District 5 County Commissioner.

Eric Aden, who was sworn in as Okaloosa County’s sheriff in January 2021 after running unopposed, easily defeated his two fellow Republican challengers to win re-election in this year’s primary election.

The new inductees in the Okaloosa County Women’s Hall of Fame will be presented to the community by the County Commission on the Status of Women. The event will take place at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26 at the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Center.

With Okaloosa County’s approval, a 29.7-acre property that has been used as cropland in Baker could contain a large single-family home neighborhood called “Gator’s Landing.”