Hurricane Habitat Post Michael

Prepare Now for Hurricane Season

Hurricane Season started June 1. Not quite five years removed from the devastating impact of Hurricane Michael, our area does not need to be reminded about...
Window Hero Owner Ryan Jackson

Know Your Local Pro: Window Hero and Owner Ryan Jackson

There are three hallmarks of a great business: a trustworthy brand, a hard-working business owner dedicated to customer service and a team of highly...
NASA Astronauts Visit the Okaloosa County School District

NASA Astronauts Visit the Okaloosa County School District

By Catherine Card, PIO, OCSD Two Nasa Astronauts, Colonel Raja Chari and Lieutenant Colonel Robert Hines, stopped by Niceville High School and Bluewater Elementary to...
Lionfish

Destin-Fort Walton Beach Sets New Records at World’s Largest Lionfish Tourney

By Nick Tomecek, Okaloosa County PIO Divers participating in the 5th Annual Emerald Coast Open Lionfish Tournament set a new record with the successful removal...
Okaloosa County School District Anne T. Mitchell Academic Senior Honors Awards

Class of 2023 Honor Students Thrived Through Covid

By Linda Evanchyk, Okaloosa County School Board Member On April 18, the Okaloosa County School District held the Anne T. Mitchell Academic Senior Honors awards...
Pows 1

Heroes Among Us: Courage and Resilience

By Doug Stauffer Ted Corcoran and the Fort Walton Beach Chamber hosted the American Veterans Center (AVC) from Washington D.C. They interviewed numerous local veterans...
VPS Airport

Historic Capital Improvements

By Carolyn Newcomer Ketchel, Okaloosa County Commissioner, District 2 Okaloosa County is addressing a number of needed and historic projects in regard to infrastructure. The...
Sean Dietrich Memorial Day

Sean of the South: Dear Young Person

By Sean Dietrich I am an imaginary old man. I am every World War II veteran you never knew. I am each faceless GI from the...
Boshamps Cobia Winner

Off the Hook: Cobia Season is Back

By Cali Hlavac It’s Cobia Season on the Emerald Coast, a short window of time each year where the cobia migration rolls through our waters and fishermen...
Miss Okaloosa Winners 2023

Around Town June 2023

Okaloosa County and Miss Niceville pageants were held Saturday, May 6, at the Fort Walton Beach Civic Auditorium. Baby Miss Okaloosa County Blakely Echols, Crestview Baby...