Eagles Lose to Winter Springs in Heart Stopping 4-3 State Title Game
Winter Springs edged out Niceville 4-3 in the 2025 Class 5A State Softball Championship, ending the Eagles’ 12-game winning streak and concluding a memorable postseason run.
Choctawhatchee Senior Receives P.E.O. STAR Scholarship
Choctawhatchee Senior Receives P.E.O. STAR Scholarship Staff Reports May 22, 2025 11:43 am Charities and Nonprofits, Okaloosa County, Schools and Education In Brief: 🎓 Julissa Lopez, a senior at Choctawhatchee High School, has received a $2,500 STAR Scholarship from the P.E.O. Sisterhood’s Fort Walton Beach chapter. 🏆 The competitive scholarship honors high-achieving young women for […]
Florida Wildlife Commission Advances Bear Hunt Rules
Florida Wildlife Commission Advances Bear Hunt Rules Staff Reports May 22, 2025 10:18 am Government, News, State Government, Wildlife In Brief: 🐻 Florida’s wildlife agency voted to advance a proposed rule allowing black bear hunting to return to the state. FWC says hunting could help manage bear populations—but critics question its necessity and impact. 📍 […]
Okaloosa County Launches Mosquito Spraying Map Tool
Okaloosa County Launches Mosquito Spraying Map Tool Staff Reports May 22, 2025 9:20 am News, Okaloosa County, Public Safety, Wildlife In Brief: 🦟 Okaloosa County has launched an interactive mosquito spraying map to help residents track when their neighborhood will be treated. 📍 Spraying began Monday and continues each evening, starting an hour before sunset. […]
Emerald Coast Open Removes 20K+ Invasive Lionfish
Emerald Coast Open Removes 20K+ Invasive Lionfish Staff Reports May 22, 2025 8:43 am Charities and Nonprofits, Destin, Events, Fort Walton Beach, News, Okaloosa County, Wildlife In Brief: 🐠 20,502 lionfish were removed from the Gulf during the 2025 Emerald Coast Open and Lionfish Festival in Destin-Fort Walton Beach. 🎯 Deep Water Mafia 1 led […]
Troop 544 Honored for Rescuing Missing Child in Fort Walton
Troop 544 Honored for Rescuing Missing Child in Fort Walton Staff Reports May 21, 2025 1:09 pm Uncategorized In Brief: 🧭 Scouts from Troop 544 helped locate a missing 11-year-old autistic child near Ferry Park in Fort Walton Beach on April 7. 🏅 Okaloosa County Commissioner Paul Mixon presented the troop with a proclamation recognizing […]
Florida Parks, Florida Prepaid Launch Summer Giveaway
Florida Parks, Florida Prepaid Launch Summer Giveaway Staff Reports May 20, 2025 6:15 pm News, Schools and Education, State Government Families in Florida have a new reason to hit the trails this summer. Florida State Parks and the Florida Prepaid College Savings Program have teamed up once again to offer a mix of outdoor fun […]
Okaloosa County Begins Nightly Summer Mosquito Spraying
Okaloosa County Begins Nightly Summer Mosquito Spraying Staff Reports May 20, 2025 9:25 am News, Okaloosa County In Brief: 🦟 Okaloosa County has begun nightly mosquito spraying operations to combat seasonal mosquito populations and reduce disease risk 🗓️ Spraying begins one hour before sunset and follows a rotating schedule by region. Residents can check their […]
Niceville Endowment Helps Fund College Dreams for Local Students
Niceville Endowment Helps Fund College Dreams for Local Students Staff Reports May 19, 2025 8:46 am Uncategorized Four local students are heading toward college with a financial boost, thanks to more than $15,000 in scholarship funds from the City of Niceville’s Katie Mathews White Endowment. The scholarships, granted for the 2024–2025 school year, support participants […]
Santa Rosa Beach Restaurant Employee Stabbed, Suspect on the Run
Santa Rosa Beach Restaurant Employee Stabbed, Suspect on the Run Staff Reports May 13, 2025 8:30 am Crime, News, Public Safety, Walton County The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a stabbing that took place late Saturday night outside Shunk Gulley Oyster Bar in Santa Rosa Beach. Deputies responded to a 911 call around 10:30 […]
