Florida man arrested for running gambling house in Crestview
On Monday, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office announced that a Winter Garden man was arrested earlier this month on a misdemeanor charge of keeping a gambling house on North Ferdon
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Okaloosa and Walton County Traffic Advisory for Thanksgiving Week
Drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in Okaloosa and Walton counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities. In preparation for the Thanksgiving Day holiday weekend,
Bobby Wagner wins Destin’s Mayoral race, becomes one of the youngest mayors in Florida’s history
On Tuesday, November 8, 2022, Bobby Wagner, 28, won the Mayoral Race for Destin, FL. This makes him the youngest mayor to currently serve in Florida. “I want to say
White-Wilson’s FREE parenting series concludes with life-saving skills
White-Wilson Medical Center is concluding its engaging and informative Power Your Parenting series with its final session of the year, Emergency Basics. Registration is now open for this free class that will focus
The 2nd Annual Epic Bakery Festival in DeFuniak Springs is back!
On Sunday, November 13, 2022, the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast is bringing back its Epic Bakery Festival for the 2nd year! The family-friendly event is back at
12 STRONG: The “Horse Soldiers” helped liberate Afghanistan after 9/11, to be honored by FWB Chamber in special event
The Greater FWB Chamber of Commerce will honor the ODA 595 Horse Soldiers, more commonly known as the horse soldiers portrayed in the movie “12 Strong,” on Saturday, October 22,
‘OCEAN INVADERS’: PBS NOVA’s lionfish documentary featuring Okaloosa County premieres Oct. 26
Back in March, PBS NOVA reached out to Okaloosa’s Coastal Resource Team and expressed an interest in covering the local impacts of lionfish and what’s being done to control them
HYPE ON THE HARBOR: Community pep-rally to kick-off school year featuring 5 Okaloosa High Schools
On Saturday, August 20, 2022, HarborWalk Village is hosting a community pep-rally in celebration of the 2022-2023 school year and to kick-off football season. The first annual Hype on the
30A’s highest income producing property hits the market at $18,990,000
Corcoran Reverie has listed 113-A Sandy Shores Court in Seacrest, Florida at $18,990,000, and breaks records as the highest income producing property year-to-date with over $1 million in rental revenue, according to Key
Okaloosa school start time delayed 1 hour on Thursday morning due to severe storm
Due to the severe weather forecast for Wednesday night and into Thursday morning, Okaloosa County School District has delayed school start time by one hour on Thursday. To ensure safe
Highway 98 to close for helicopter transport
The 96th Range Group is scheduled to move a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter to Eglin Site A-85 requiring the closure of U.S. Hwy. 98 near Mary Esther Feb. 24, between
OCSO requesting surveillance video in connection to Okaloosa Island shooting death
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigators are continuing to pursue information in the shooting death of a man whose body was found along Highway 98 on Okaloosa Island the night of