Local and State News

Students of Shoal River Middle School has partnered with New York’ Famous Pizza & Pasta for a fundraiser –  Each time a family that orders from or dines-in will help raise money for their school and Relay for Life. Dates they will be there : Sept. 4th & 25th  Oct. 16th Nov. 6th & 27th Dec. 18th.  Also the first ...

August 23, 2017 Lake Martin, AL – Adult striped bass and non-native blueback herring have been dying at Lake Martin recently due to a depletion of adequate summertime habitat. Increased rainfall this year has led to large quantities of water being flushed through the Martin Dam turbines. The increased turbine activity has removed the water layer required for these species to ...

August 23, 2017 The travel week leading up to Labor Day and the Labor Day weekend are typically among the deadliest travel times on U.S. roadways. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is taking part in the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, which runs through September 4th. The goal is to prevent drunk driving accidents and raise awareness ...

August 23, 2017 Crestview, FL  — A vehicle reported stolen on Aug. 21 after its owner left it unlocked with her keys in the center console overnight has been recovered by the Crestview Police Department. The 2017 Ford Fusion was discovered missing when the victim attempted to leave for work the morning the vehicle disappeared. In addition to her car ...

August 23, 2017 The IRS, Jury Duty, and Granny/Grandpa scams all have a new twist circulating in Okaloosa County. Con-artists are contacting victims using phone calls and emails then instructing the victims to buy/pay using ITunes or Visa gift cards. Also, the con-artists use urgency, informing the citizens if they do not pay the money owed today, they will be ...

August 23 2017 Okaloosa Island, FL – A Crestview man who was shot twice after forcing his way into an Okaloosa Island apartment last month has been charged with burglary and battery by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. 27-year old Eddie Ray Moore of 1244 East Chestnut Avenue was taken into custody early this morning. Investigators say Moore knocked on Jonathan ...

The Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) announces that the state’s 17th Annual Youth Dove Hunts have been scheduled for 2017. The north zone hunts begin on September 9. The south zone hunts begin on September 16. Although the hunts are free, registration is required. Online registration is scheduled to open August 28, 2017, at 8 a.m. For the complete hunt schedule, visit www.outdooralabama.com/youth-dove-hunts. WFF is ...

August 22, 2017 Last November, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office started a partnership with a private social network to create safer, stronger neighborhoods through a virtual neighborhood watch of sorts. That joint effort with Nextdoor now officially has 10,000 local participants. It allows the OCSO to communicate with specific neighborhoods to share information ranging from public safety alerts to lost ...

August 22, 2017 Baker, FL – A single vehicle accident that occurred sometime late Monday Evening has claimed the life of Former Florida Senator Greg Evers. According to a Florida Highway Patrol news release, 62 year old Gregory R. Evers of Baker, was traveling north bound on Griffith Mill Rd. in a 2005 GMC Pickup truck. The release stated Evers ...

August 22, 2017 Help hatchlings home by leaving them alone. That’s what beachgoers should remember if they encounter sea turtle hatchlings emerging from nests and clambering toward the water. From now through the end of October, sea turtle hatchlings are breaking out of their eggs, digging out of nests and making their way across beaches to begin their lives in ...