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.
Pickleball is Coming to Bluewater Bay – This is When You Can Start Playing:
Pickleball Courts in Bluewater to Host Grand Opening Pickleball will officially have a home in Bluewater Bay, starting on May 28th. The Emerald Coast Tennis (ECT) pickleball courts will host a grand opening event on Saturday, May 28th to celebrate. The event is open to the public and will take place from 9am to noon […]
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 […]
Walgreens Will Pay $500K To Okaloosa To Settle Opioid Lawsuit
220 people died from opioid overdoses in Okaloosa County between 2016 and 2020. It makes each death worth a little over $2,500 – according to an agreement between the State of Florida and Walgreens that was made earlier this year. The total compensation to be distributed to Okaloosa County: $500,000 over the next 18 years.
Gun Stolen From Unlocked Car connected to Niceville Double Killing
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and Niceville Police released information separately which confirmed to Mid Bay News one of the guns involved in the February killings of two men in the parking lot of a Niceville strip mall was stolen from an unlocked car in Okaloosa County last year.
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.”
Okaloosa Career and Technical Education Summer Camps Announced
Looking for something for your kids to do this summer? Okaloosa County School District will host Career and Technical Education (CTE) summer camps for rising 5th graders to participate in.
NWFSC Star Signs for CEBL Basketball Team
Jared Wilson-Frame, a former Northwest Florida State College and University of Pittsburgh guard, signed with the Ottawa BlackJacks for the 2022 season.
TDD Bed Taxes Revenues Grew 74% in 2021 – Here’s How That Money Affects Niceville:
The Tourism Development Department (TDD) of Okaloosa County, which oversees visit Destin Fort Walton Beach reported huge growth in bed tax collections from 2020.
Before Raid, Deputies Arrested Another at Niceville-Area House
The Niceville-area home at 919 47th Street was the scene of another arrest incident before the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office raid that took place on May 2nd.
