Search for Missing 10-Year-Old Trinity Eslinger Winds Down After Six Days
Search for Missing 10-Year-Old Trinity Eslinger Winds Down After Six Days Collin Bestor June 19, 2025 8:22 am Destin, Okaloosa County, Public Safety In Brief: Authorities have ended active search efforts for 10-year-old Trinity Eslinger, who disappeared in the water near Destin’s East Pass on June 12. Despite a six-day, multi-agency operation covering over 250 […]
Former STEMM Principal Out At OCSD
Accused of misusing school funds and violating student rights, Dr. Scheree Martin resigned before she could be fired—here’s what the investigations uncovered.
The Ten Most Important Northwest Florida News Stories of 2024
These are the top 10 stories from Mid Bay News of 2024, as determined by your clicks!
Okaloosa Jails Director Resigns
Okaloosa Jails Director Nolan Weeks has resigned his position. Here’s what we know right now:
Documents: Fired Deputy Who Shot and Killed Hurlburt Field Airman Disciplined in 2021, turned in resignation days before shooting.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has terminated Deputy Eddie Duran following an internal affairs investigation into the fatal shooting of Senior Airman Roger Fortson on May 3. The investigation concluded that Duran’s use of deadly force was not objectively reasonable, violating agency policy. Sheriff Eric Aden emphasized the incident should never have occurred and reaffirmed the office’s commitment to fairness, professionalism, and transparency.
Eglin AFB Talks World War Two Bomb Removal From Local Bayou
Lt. Col. Chad Hogue, from the 96th Wing Civil Engineering Squadron, explains the mission to render safe World War II bombs found in Choctawhatchee Bay.
After More than a decade, the Army’s 7th Special Forces Group has made a home in Okaloosa County
The 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) celebrates their founding this weekend. You might not know this about the secretive group.
A Drug Task Force For Niceville? Not This Month.
Niceville Councilman Bill Schaetzle wants a drug task force to become a reality in Niceville. But that task force won’t become a reality – at least not yet.
Garlough Sentenced to Prison in Child Pornography Case
On January 12, 2023, Circuit Court Judge Terrance Ketchel sentenced Eldon David Garlough to 10 1⁄2 years in Florida’s Department of Corrections followed by 10 years of Sexual Offender Probation.
Okaloosa Arts Announces Holiday Gallery
Okaloosa Public Arts has opened its holiday gallery. You can support local artists with a purchase for the holiday season!
