1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (881+ words) Okaloosa County Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward with the purchase of a 1. 7-acre waterfront property at the northeast corner of the Shalimar Bridge, setting the stage for a new public park that would bear the name of longtime…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (170+ words) Two Fort Walton Beach middle school students claimed the top two spots at the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce's National Civics Bee regional competition and will advance to the state finals in Tallahassee this summer. All three will…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (849+ words) The Okaloosa County School Board voted unanimously Monday night to close Mary Esther Elementary and Longwood Elementary schools at the end of this school year, finalizing a months-long process driven by declining enrollment and budget pressures across the district. The…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (493+ words) The Destin City Council gave final approval on Monday night to pair the city's traditional fireworks display with a 200-drone light show from Destin-based Cosmic Drone Light Shows. Councilman Kevin Schmidt made the motion, and Councilwoman Teresa Hebert seconded. City…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (304+ words) The Arts and Design Society of Fort Walton Beach recently hosted members of the Fort Walton Beach Rotary Club at its campus to thank the organization for a grant that helped transform the nonprofit's courtyard. "The paver patio is a…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (182+ words) The Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation, in partnership with the Okaloosa County School District and The Salvation Army Florida Division " Fort Walton Beach Corps, will hold its annual Stuff the Bus school supply drive on Saturday, Aug. 1, from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. The drive…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (369+ words) Okaloosa County Public Safety Director Patrick Maddox said Sunday that a developing weather system is forecast to bring 1 to 2. 5 inches of rain to the area over the next seven days, with no significant flooding currently expected. Models are varied on…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (830+ words) Kent Tinsley was unmasked as Captain Billy Bowlegs 71 (LXXI) on Saturday at the Krewe of Bowlegs annual coronation pageant, becoming a second-generation captain and carrying forward a family legacy that began before he was born. Tinsley's parents, Herb and Dolly Tinsley,…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago  (184+ words) Crestview Animal Services will join nearly 50 organizations across Florida this month for the 4th Annual Petco Love Florida MEGA Adoption Event, a three-day statewide push to find homes for more than 2, 000 dogs and cats in shelters. All adoption fees will be…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (429+ words) Get The Coast Seven rehabilitated sea turtles released into the Gulf in Walton County Seven rehabilitated sea turtles returned to the Gulf on Wednesday morning at Inlet Beach Regional Access, marking one of the Gulfarium CARE Center's largest releases of…...