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- Lt. Gary Venuti retires after leading the “prestigious, award-winning” School Resource Officer programToday, Lieutenant Gary Venuti retires from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Lt. Venuti has been a School Resource Officer in the Okaloosa County School District since 1997 and is widely considered […]
- Timberview Helicopters owner says changes have been made and it’s not the “wild west”There were 16,744 flight operations out of the Destin airport in the month of June, according to Timberview Helicopters. Timberview’s tours represented about 5,000 of those. “It’s a busy airport […]
Lt. Gary Venuti retires after leading the “prestigious, award-winning” School Resource Officer program
Today, Lieutenant Gary Venuti retires from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. Lt. Venuti has been a School Resource Officer in the…
Timberview Helicopters owner says changes have been made and it’s not the “wild west”
There were 16,744 flight operations out of the Destin airport in the month of June, according to Timberview Helicopters. Timberview’s…
Jimmy Patronis appoints Reynolds Henderson to the Triumph Gulf Coast Board of Directors
On Tuesday, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis announced the appointment of Reynolds Henderson to the Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc.…
“Cram The Van” school supply drive happening at AJ’s on the Bayou
Help the Emerald Coast Association of Realtor’s Community Military Outreach Committee (CMOC) “Cram the Van” and “stuff the truck” to help…
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High School Bands are ‘excited’ for marching season as band camps kick-off across the county
It’s that time during Summer break where high school bands head back to the band room as they begin a…
Fort Walton Beach Medical Center CEO set to retire
After serving more than 40 years in healthcare, Mitch Mongell, CEO at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, has announced his retirement…
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Jim Bagby wins Destin City Council ‘Special Election’
The City of Destin held a special election on Tuesday, where voters got to choose between Jim Bagby, John Green…
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Okaloosa County to expand fiber optic network to the school district
On Tuesday morning, the Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners agreed to expand the county’s fiber optic network to include the…
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New four-story “microtel” coming to Downtown Fort Walton Beach
A new 4-story hotel is coming to Downtown Fort Walton Beach. The 81-room “Microtel by Wyndham” is slated to be 39,056…
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Destin proposes ‘Joint Resolution’ between Okaloosa Municipalities over bed-tax expansion
On Monday night, the Destin City Council voted to move forward with a ‘Joint Resolution’ between Okaloosa County Municipalities to…
New History Walking Trail to honor Fort Walton Beach Visionary Susan Myers
The Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce has completed another project promoting the area’s history. The Susan Myers Fort…
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SHERIFF ADEN: “We could easily do 100 BUIs this Summer”
Speaking before the Okaloosa County Commissioners at last Tuesday’s Budget Workshop, Sheriff Eric Aden touched on the number of BUIs…
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