HOLT — On Nov. 1, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Investigators and deputies arrested 54-year old Terry Warren of 4001 Log Lake Road, Holt, on an active Bay County warrant. Prior to that arrest, investigat…
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Okaloosa County Master Gardener recognized for landscape knowledge
CRESTVIEW —Okaloosa County Master Gardener Bill Buckellew won the Personal Communications Award at the 32nd Annual Florida Master Gardener Continued Training Conference on Oct. 3. Okaloosa County res…
Crestview man charged in connection with meth lab
CRESTVIEW — A Crestview man is charged with child abuse and trafficking in methamphetamine.
Nov. 3 Baker Heritage Day Festival celebrates north county culture
BAKER — Country-cooking aroma mingles with freshly shaved cypress wood scent and boiling lye soap tang as the annual Baker Heritage Day festival unfolds at Baker Block Museum and Heritage Park, 1307 …
Crestview woman: I'm holding pills for an unknown female
CRESTVIEW — A woman faces a drug charge and giving a fake name to an officer charge after she was found with 14 hydrocodone pills during a traffic stop.
Nov. 3 health fair offers family entertainment, awareness
Some 50 vendors will offer free health screenings ranging from hearing to skin cancer tests and health insurance information. The event will feature live music from local artists Carl Woodall and Thr…
Circus days are here again: Loomis Bros. event runs Nov. 9-11
CRESTVIEW — After a year hiatus, the Loomis Bros. Circuswill return to Crestview Nov. 9-11 at Old Spanish Trail Park. Performances are 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9; 1, 4 and 7 p.m. Nov. 10; and 3 p…
Man makes it 75 feet before Taser brings him down
A man who ran from an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputy because he didn't have a valid driver's license was tased for his trouble, according to an arrest report.
Residents learn about American Indian culture
CRESTVIEW — Cold weather Monday didn't deter visitors from the Full Moon Indian Hunting Camp near the Crestview Community Center.
Judge’s sentence for DUI manslaughter overruled
The First District Court of Appeals has ordered Okaloosa County Circuit Judge John Brown to resentence Joseph Patrick Schumacher and impose a four-year prison term for DUI manslaughter.