HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. – Hurlburt Field will conduct multiple prescribed burns between May 4-10, pending weather conditions.

An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy was able to escape harm after an armed burglary suspect tried to pull a weapon on him and tried to take the deputy’s gun from its holster, S.O. officials said in a news release on Thursday.

One of the required courses in the seminary from which I got my degree was apologetics. For those not familiar with the term, apologetics is not a course in which you learn how to say you are sorry in meaningful ways. The term comes from the Greek word apologia which means “to make a defense” and is found in the Apostle Peter’s first letter to the churches in Asia Minor. He exhorts Christians to turn away from evil and be zealous for what is good, and “in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy.” Knowing that such a life will be noticed in a world that does not honor Christ the Lord as holy nor is typically zealous for what is good, he continues, “always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.” The field of apologetics is engaged in teaching Christians how to defend the Christian faith.

At 8:30 p.m. Sunday, the Crestview Police Department responded to the FLA Convenience gas station at 698 N. Ferdon Blvd. in reference to a person who received a gunshot wound to the lower torso.

Okaloosa County, in partnership with Jacobs Engineering, invites residents to the second public meeting for the Vulnerability Assessment Project.

Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative, Inc. hosted its Annual Meeting at Freeport High School on April 12.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigated a bomb threat that was made on March 28 via the internet, S.O. officials said in a news release on Wednesday.

To support the successful reintegration of individuals back into the community following incarceration, the Okaloosa County Commission on April 15 unanimously passed a proclamation designating April 2025 as “Second Chance Month.”

The Emerald Coast Association of REALTORS, in partnership with Building Homes for Heroes, recently welcomed Air Force Staff Sgt. Justin Day and his family into their new mortgage-free, specially adapted home east of the Deerland area.