Okaloosa County News

FILE, RYAN PELHAM/STAFF Jose Montenegro with Delta Sebring cuts a drywall corner bead in 2012.

Gov. Rick Scott's Monday turkey hunt went farther afield than even Tax Watch had recommended, and a couple more Okaloosa and Walton county projects than expected got killed by his veto.

Susie Hagwood learned a long time ago she lived a blessed life and always looked for ways to show her thanks.

The Okaloosa County School Board wants to sell the old Ocean City Elementary School property, which hasn't actually been used as a school since 2008, but board member Dewey Destin isn't so sure.

The night IMPACT 100 chose its first grant recipient, then-president Michelle Anchors knew it would be able to enlist more members and funding the following year.

A new Memphis-based airline has announced plans to offer direct flights between Destin Airport and cities around the Southeast.

A week of activities celebrating the Army 7th Special Forces Group culminated Friday with a family day at the beach.

State budget appropriations of $1.75 million and $500,000 for the Okaloosa County Health Department and $85,635 for the Okaloosa County Library Cooperative have been flagged as legislative "turkeys" by Florida TaxWatch.

A 29-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to 15 years on charges of trafficking in methamphetamine and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, according to the state attorney's office.

Catching predators who sexually abuse children, take video of the acts and put the graphic images on the Internet for the world to view isn't easy.

The 34-year-old man shot by an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy Wednesday during a traffic stop told lawmen he was "under the influence of numerous narcotics," according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office news release.

When it comes to franchise fees, a few Okaloosa County officials cling to a cozy notion.

"It's an amazing project," Destin Mayor Sam Seevers said Wednesday. "It just speaks volumes about the partnerships we have between the city and the county and the residents." Destin and Okaloosa County officials will celebrate the project's completion at 10 a.m. Friday at Jetty East Condominium Resort.

The first annual Anthony Forgione Memorial SWAT Competition will be held during National Police Week., according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.

The ladies of the Okaloosa County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority celebrated the organization's 100th anniversary in January.

Thomas "Gerry" Rangeley, 56, of Gonzales, died at North Okaloosa Medical Center in Crestview, Fla., after being shot once in the chest by a rifle, according to a news release from the Okaloosa County, Fla., Sheriff's Office.

A new Memphis-based airline has announced plans to offer direct flights between Destin Airport and cities around the Southeast.

Jim Bagby, the town manager of Rosemary Beach and a Destin city councilman, finished first among eight finalists, and commissioners promptly voted Tuesday to begin negotiating with him to take over the post Dawn Moliterno left April 9. Bagby said he hopes to bring "some calmness and stability" to a position that has grown increasingly controversial ... (more)

Voters on Tuesday emphatically denied the Destin Fire Control District's request to increase its millage cap to 3.75 mills, the maximum the state allows.

The Okaloosa County School Board decided Monday to start accepting bids for the 10.72-acre property and 65,152-square-foot building at 720 Essex Road.