May 31, 2019 Fort Walton Beach, FL – The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Fort Walton Beach man in connection with the false imprisonment and battery of his girlfriend. 28-year old Blaise Khamisi Albertie Chamberlain was arrested Thursday at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center after being treated for an unrelated motorcycle crash. The 19-year old victim contacted the ...
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May 3, 2019 Are you a Senior, 60 or older, and would like some fresh fruits and vegetables from a local Farmer? If so, the Walton Okaloosa Council on Aging (WOCOA) has a program that operates from May to September that can help. This program is open to any Senior whose household total gross income is at or under 185% ...
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May 3, 2019 Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed CS/CS/SB 426: Firefighters, granting certain benefits to a firefighter upon receiving a diagnosis of cancer. Nationwide, 70 percent of firefighter line-of-duty deaths in 2016 were cancer-related. With the signing of this legislation, Florida joins 45 other states that provide a cancer benefit to these first responders. The Governor was joined ...
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May 3, 2017 Chipley, Fla. – Drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in Okaloosa and Walton counties as crews perform construction and maintenance activities. Okaloosa County: U.S. 98 (Harbor Boulevard) Improvements from East Pass (Marler) Bridge to Airport Road- Drivers can expect intermittent east and westbound lane closures between Airport Road and East Pass (Marler) Bridge, ...
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May 1, 2019 New rules will help proactively protect Florida from invasive species becoming established in the state. The rules, which were approved by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) in February, go into effect May 2. The new rules clarify rule language by defining key terms and add some high-risk nonnative animals to Florida’s Prohibited Nonnative Species ...
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April 21, 2019 Crestview, FL – A 13-year old Crestview resident is charged with a felony after taking part in a hoax phone call reporting he had shot his mother twice and was going to kill himself. The call came in to the Crestview Police Department’s non-emergency line around 10:30 this morning. Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office units responded and set ...
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April 14, 2019 Fort Walton Beach, FL – The Fort Walton Beach Police Department is currently investigating a shooting which left one male deceased and another male seriously injured. Officers were called to the area of Martisa Road just prior to 4 am this morning in reference to shots being fired. Upon arrival, Officers found one male deceased in the ...
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April 02, 2019 By Tony Young At their February meeting, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Commissioners passed new deer hunting rules that take effect starting with the opening of archery and crossbow seasons in Zone A on Aug. 3, 2019. Annual statewide bag limit – five deer, of which only two may be antlerless One of the rules ...
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March 28, 2019 Crestview, FL — At 5:05 a.m. Thursday morning, March 28, 2019, the Crestview Police Department received a 911 call from a man in the 1200 block of Walter Avenue, who was saying that he was “in danger.” While officers were being dispatched to the unknown situation, the caller was making other statements that “he was going to ...
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March 28, 2018 Crestview, FL – A Crestview High School student faces numerous felony charges after the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office found him in possession of a concealed firearm on school property. A School Resource Officer learned 15 year old Jabari Imani had been living in a shed behind a friend’s home on West Bowers Avenue and was believed to ...
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