Hicks, Barto added to All Sports Association Hall of Fame

Two Niceville High School football legends were added to the most prestigious lineup in Emerald Coast athletics.
After Scathing Revelations About Transit Service, Okaloosa Commissioners Sign Off on $1M Contract Fix

Okaloosa avoids $1M transit repayment as leaders confront empty buses and consider sweeping service changes.
Emerald Coastie carries the flame – 18 years after Beijing Olympics

almost two decades after serving as the youngest member of the United States’ only Olympic Torch procession before the Beijing Games – this Niceville mom keeps the Olympic spirit alive in her communities
Ryan Cabaniss State Farm Niceville Good Neighbor: Jonathan Laird

Niceville’s public works director, Jonathan Laird, is the latest Niceville Good Neighbor, presented by Ryan Cabaniss State Farm Agency
GAO Names Local Contractor In Audit Report

A Crestview defense contractor is flagged in a new GAO report after failing to account for government-owned property, exposing deeper issues with the Air Force’s inventory management system.
Valparaiso could make THIS MUCH money every day from a new speed camera near Eglin:

So, if everyone decided to ignore the school zone tickets and keeps driving the way they are now – Valparaiso alone would earn an additional $78,000 per day in revenue – based on Blue Lineβs five-day study.
Fort Walton Beach high schoolers protest ICE in march down Miracle Strip

Drivers along Miracle Strip Parkway in Fort Walton Beach and Mary Esther greeted about 100 Fort Walton Beach High School students with horn honks, cheers, jeers and several middle fingers as they walked down the sidewalk to protest the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agency.
Destin sex trafficker sentenced to life in prison

Chad Cornelius Seymore, known as the “Circle City Pimp” expanded his monstrous reach across the Florida Panhandle, Alabama and Georgia. Now, he’ll begin a life behind bars.
Is THIS the sign a Miccosukee Casino will open in Walton County?

The Miccosukee Tribe’s $2.25 million purchase of 25 acres in Walton County has fueled speculation about a new casino, raising questions about the tribe’s expanding ventures outside South Florida.
Okaloosa: Commission gives away dozer amid criticism from “Facebook comments”

Okaloosa County Commissioners unanimously approved the donation of a surplus dozer to a charity tied to one of its members and restructured the county’s transit division under the Airports Department to tighten financial and grant oversight.