Opportunity Oasis Fundraiser Event to Celebrate and Support 15 Years of Non-Profit Service
The mission of Opportunity Place is to transform the lives of families experiencing
homelessness, by empowering them with the skills, resources, and opportunity to build a
sustainable future.
Bring Out Your Dead! Counties Nudged a Step Closer to A New Medical Examiner Facility
Four Northwest Florida counties, including Okaloosa, are one small step closer to an $18 million facility to replace the one in Pensacola.
Florida Governor Passes Constitutional Carry Bill
Christopher Saul April 3, 2023 11:16 pm Uncategorized Law wlll go into effect July 1, 2023. Florida Governor Ron Desantis has signed a bill into law that will allow anyone who is not a felon to concealed carry a firearm without a concealed weapons permit. The law will go into effect on July 1, 2023. […]
Business Owner Wins $5,000 for A Bed 4 Me Charity
Staff Reports March 20, 2023 4:31 pm Bluewater Bay, Charities and Nonprofits, Crestview, DeFuniak Springs, Local Luminaries, Niceville, Uncategorized, Valparaiso Win means 16 beds for children in need A local esthetician won $5,000 for her work with A Bed 4 Me – which means 16 children will have a new bed to sleep on. Alison […]
One of those best-of lists named a city in Okaloosa County to its ‘best beaches’ list – but the city doesn’t have a beach.
Looks like Chat GPT thinks Fort Walton Beach has a beach. 🤷♂️
Accused Baseball Bat Attacker’s Trial Delayed Again
Christopher Saul March 19, 2023 12:50 pm Bluewater Bay, Crime Continuance is trial’s fourth The defense team for Christian Viljoen has requested and received their fourth continuance to delay the trial in his felony case. The charges, two felony counts of aggravated battery, come from an incident in May of 2022 where Viljoen allegedly […]
“Local Quilter Wins Best of Show with Stunning ‘Friend’ Quilt -The Heartwarming Story Behind Her Triumph!”
Bernina Jubilee Anniversary Quilt best of show 2023 Area quilters gather for celebration of their craft Freeport resident and Flying Needles Quilt Guild member Kathy Crews received the highest accolades with her “Bernina Jubilee Anniversary Quilt,” which she entered in the Emerald Coast Quilt Show. “It’s the first time I’ve ever entered anything in a […]
Not Just a FAD, According to one Fishy Former Commissioner
Windes lobbys Okaloosa Commission for FAD Funding Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) have single-handedly created a charter fishing shoulder season, according to former Okaloosa County Commissioner Kelly Windes. Windes, a charter boat captain, wants the commission to make a $500,000 investment in even more of the large concrete structure dropped to the bottom of the gulf […]
These Are the Eglin and Valparaiso Schools Teachers of the Year!
👩🏫👨🏫 Meet some of the outstanding Teacher of the Year candidates from Okaloosa School District! 👏🏼🏆 From Eglin Elementary School to Lewis School to the Okaloosa STEMM Academy, these educators are making a difference in the lives of their students. 📚🌟 #TeacherOfTheYear #OkaloosaSchools #Education #STEMM #ProudTeachers #FloridaSchools #TeachingExcellence
Plew’s Crist Named Staff Professional of the Year
https://midbaynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/FL-NWFSC-SF22-15_1.mp4 Crist’s Educational Legacy Spans Nearly 40 Years and Three Okaloosa Elementary Schools goes to Shawna Crist, Media Assistant at Plew Elementary School. The award recognizes the exemplary contribution of an educational staff professional in the county’s school district. Mrs. Crist has a long-standing connection with the county’s school district, starting as an elementary school […]
