A ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of Okaloosa County’s bridge-to-bridge multi-use path on Santa Rosa Island is set for 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at Beasley Park, 1550 Miracle Strip Parkway SE.
Brandy Wright is a passionate advocate for women’s and family health. She finds purpose each day by sharing her cancer journey and post-cancer experience.
Skip Orth, author of the book “What Every Home Owner On The Emerald Coast Needs To Know About Lawn Care” and owner of Father and Son Pest and Lawn Solutions, will be holding a lawn workshop for home owners or anyone else desiring to increase their knowledge on how to keep grass healthy.
Crestview City Councilor Shannon Hayes recently was appointed to serve as the vice chair of the Florida League of Cities 2025-2026 Municipal Operations Policy Committee, one of the League’s five Legislative Policy Committees.
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles recently received $13.6 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to support its partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the 287(g) Task Force Model.
The Okaloosa County School District has launched its new Champions of Education initiative, designed to provide community members with an inside look at the district.
An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit, alongside Okaloosa and Walton Correctional Institution teams, tirelessly tracked a fugitive through a swamp for several hours on Saturday before taking him into custody off Bill Lundy Road.
Travaess McLemore, 41, of Fort Walton Beach, was indicted by a federal grand jury, charging him with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine, John P. Heekin, United States attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced today.
