Max Lucado wrote: “If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist. If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent us an economist. But since our greatest need was forgiveness, God sent us a Savior.”

A traffic stop conducted today by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies led to the arrest of a Niceville man driving a stolen car that was about to be sold.

Destin-Fort Walton Beach experienced another successful Emerald Coast Open and Lionfish Festival with the removal of more than 20,000 lionfish and plenty of lionfish-inspired dishes, music and informational booths for the public to enjoy at the 2025 event.

Employees of the Okaloosa County Mosquito Control Program began conducting mosquito spraying throughout the county, excluding federal and state-owned land, on Monday.

It was festival time in Laurel Hill. As Mildred Campbell laid out multiple pots of various native plants she’d raised, Tracy Curenton, with the assistance of her brother, Mark, and cousin, Janet Twitty, was setting up a books-and-DVDs sale.

Perhaps you’ve had the experience of seeing or hearing a bird fly into a picture window. Our home backs up to a woodlot and birds, seeing the woodlot’s reflection in the kitchen window, attempt to fly to it. Whenever that happens, regardless of the species, I mutter, “Crazy cardinal.”

Okaloosa County School District officials recently announced that two dedicated educators and one exceptional student have been selected as recipients of the 2025 National 180 Awards, a prestigious national recognition celebrating outstanding achievement in literacy and academic growth.