Mary Howard, who will turn 100 years old on Sunday, credits peace with God as the key to her longevity.

Last year, a community I covered in Georgia spent hundreds of thousands of dollars adding metal detectors to their middle and high schools.

Hurricane Milton made landfall Wednesday along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm, bringing powerful winds, deadly storm surge and potential flooding to much of the state.

A team consisting of about 20 Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies and civilians is heading to Manatee and Sarasota counties to help with recovery efforts after Hurricane Milton makes landfall.

The Okaloosa County School District is partnering with WSRE PBS for Amazing Kids Day, an autism-friendly event designed to offer a fun and supportive environment for children with autism and their families. The event will be held at the Fort Walton Beach Public Library, located at 185 Miracle Strip Parkway SE, Fort Walton Beach, on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and is free to attend.

Hurricane Milton, now a category 4 storm, is expected to make landfall either late Wednesday evening or early Thursday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center.

At the same time that local officials are seeing some Hurricane Milton evacuees in Okaloosa County, local first responders are preparing to head to Central Florida to help with post-storm recovery efforts.

Hurricane Milton has rapidly intensified to a category 5 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Hurricane Milton is now a category 4 storm, increasing in intensity just after the National Hurricane Center’s 7 a.m. advisory.

Three people were arrested on Thursday after the execution of a narcotics search warrant at 663 Lee Ave. in Crestview by members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Drug Task Force.