Former Niceville cop: ‘No contest’ in Flock stalking case

Coty Wayne Hall, a former Niceville police officer will NOT serve time after pleading no contest in his case in Okaloosa Court.
She demanded answers on investigation into superintendent with taxpayer money

Former Okaloosa School Board candidate Cara Marion publicly confronted the board, demanding answers about their vote to hire outside counsel for an investigation into Superintendent Marcus Chambers.
1975: Eglin transforms into a tent city for Vietnamese refugees

More than 50 years ago, Eglin served as a primitive, but welcoming landing place for more than 20,000 refugees of the Vietnamese communist victory in Saigon.
History of the Emerald Coast: JFK Visits Eglin – Talks Special Forces
On this day in 1962 John Fitzgerald Kennedy, President of the United States made the second-ever presidential visit to Eglin Air Force Base. His speech that day would have huge implications for the special forces community and the future of special operations.
He’s the man responsible for the first history of Walton County:

He’s the man responsible for the first history of Walton County: Christopher Saul May 1, 2026 9:26 am History On May 1, 1840, John Love McKinnon, Jr., was born.Β Β McKinnon, a Walton County native of the Eucheeanna area, wrote the first-ever history of the county in 1911, just a couple of years before his […]
The most rain in history for the Emerald Coast!

Today in history, The Emerald Coast received the most rainfall its had in a 24-hour period since at least the late 19th century.
Meyer Named New Principal at Niceville High School

Niceville High School has a new Head Eagle on Campus. Learn more about Principal Amy Meyer here!
Inside Gaetz and DeSantis’s Redistricting Plan for Florida

Florida lawmakers are heading into a rare mid-decade special session to redraw the stateβs congressional map after explosive population growth β but State Sen. Don Gaetz says Northwest Floridaβs Districts 1 and 2 are likely to remain unchanged as the focus shifts to booming Central and South Florida.
Raiders blow out Tallahassee, celebrate Coach Martin before retirement

The Raiders baseball team sent Coach Doug Martin out in style as they celebrated his last regular season home game with the team.
OCSO says it’s captured an ex-cop travelling to New Orleans to commit terrorism during Jazzfest

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says it used Flock cameras to help arrest an ex-cop who was on his way to commit mass murder during Jazz Fest in New Orleans.