This is the Number One Reason You Shouldn’t Have a Florida Wedding in September or October
I could throw all this information at y’all and hope it sticks – but there are really just two things I want you to get from this article.
Get Ready for Seasonal Road Closures on White Point Road!
White Point Road, In Bluewater Bay will close on Saturday afternoon during the summer.
Crestview, Fort Walton Beach Celebrate Juneteenth, 2022.
The cities of Fort Walton Beach and Crestview will host events to highlight Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a federal holiday which commemorates the event that took place in 1865 near Galveston where United States Soldiers freed the last enslaved people in the rebellious states post e American Civil War. Annual celebrations of Juneteenth began in Texas in 1866 and continue around the country to this day.
Destin-FWB Tourney Catches Almost 14,000 Lionfish
Lionfish Menace to Local Ecosystems Reduced Okaloosa County, Fla. – Divers participating in the 4th Annual Emerald Coast Open Lionfish Tournament successfully removed 13,835 lionfish from local waters. The invasive species prey on native fish and have no known predators due to their venomous spines. Hosted by Destin-Fort Walton Beach, alongside Florida Fish and Wildlife […]
Okaloosa Commission Halts Mid-Bay Bridge Authority Budget. What Happens Now?
Maybe it’s being tolled to and from work – or that many people believe the Mid-Bay Bridge should have been paid off years ago.
In fact, one Okaloosa Commissioner said last week “If it was my house, it would have been paid off by now.”
Boat Catches Fire, Sinks in Joe’s Bayou
The Coast Guard Station Mobile Logo. Coast Guard Station Destin Reports to a command structure based in Mobile, Alabama.
A 28-foot Regal Center Console boat caught fire and sunk in Joe’s Bayou, on the northern tip of Destin, just east of Crab Island, Sunday morning, April 30th.
Democratic Candidate for Florida Governor Nikki Fried to Visit Crestview
Candidate for Florida Governor Nikki Fried is coming to Okaloosa County on April 14th to promote her candidacy to Florida’s next governor. Fried will host a meet-and-greet in Crestview at Mount Zion AME’s Annex Building from 4:15 to 5:00. Fried is the current agricultural commissioner for Florida and is competing with former Republican Charlie Christ […]
Okaloosa Deputies Sweep Up Ten Men in Cybersex Crimes Operation
Ten men swept up in the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office child predator sting dubbed “Operation Peek-A-Boo.” Okaloosa Sheriff Eric Aden announced the arrests Tuesday afternoon at a press conference. At least one of the men, Daniel Johnson, had already been arrested in Leon County in a similar operation. “He was caught in an operation in […]
Golf Course, Green Space or More Houses? ‘Preserve BWB’ Says Those are the Three Options.
Preserve Bluewater Bay, LLC, founded by Justin LeMire and four others, aims to save Bluewater Bay’s last two nine-hole golf courses from development. The group seeks to raise $250,000 by March 1 to begin a lease-to-purchase agreement and eventually buy the land for $2.2 million to $2.4 million. Their mission is to preserve the green space, potentially transforming it into recreational areas if golf proves unsustainable.
Golf is Gone – Offices + Assisted Living Facilities May Be Neighbors in the Near Future for BWB
“The times, they are a changin” – and a big portion of Bluewater Bay is one step closer to a massive one after Okaloosa County Commissioners voted unanimously on 18 January to allow some zoning changes to the old Magnolia Plantation Golf Course. While the vote doesn’t mean that construction for 150,000ft² of assisted living […]
