VALPARAISO — Not much remains of the USS Okaloosa or the brave crew that rode her into battle at Okinawa on April 26, 1945. But the life of the World War II-era vessel and the tales of the men who sailed her were celebrated Thursday in the county... »
NICEVILLE — Hundreds of people gathered Thursday morning to pay their respects to the man who helped transform the Twin Cities into the communities they are today. Walt Ruckel, the founder of Ruckel Properties and developer of much of the Niceville... »
VALPARAISO — Northwest Florida Regional Airport has something no other airport in the country has. It has a restaurant that can serve customers on both sides of its TSA security station. Better still, the restaurant is Helen Back, a region-wide... »
VALPARAISO — The steel girders that will support the flyover ramp to take Crestview-bound drivers from State Road 85 onto State Road 123 are being installed this week. While that means traffic delays, it also is a sign that work is progressing,... »
NICEVILLE — For most of Cathy Lee’s life she has struggled with hereditary alopecia and the devastation that comes with being a woman with no hair. “It’s very traumatic,” said Lee, an eighth-grade teacher at Rocky Bayou Christian School.... »
EGLIN AFB — Five soldiers from the Army 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) are being investigated in connection with the Secret Service prostitution scandal in Colombia. The Special Forces soldiers came under investigation after they missed their... »
The Oct. 24 death of infant Elyssa Thompson remains under “open and active investigation,” according to Niceville Police Chief Dennis Popwell. A death investigation was initiated on the day the child, born Sept. 14, was pronounced dead at Twin... »
NICEVILLE — Walt Ruckel, one of the driving forces behind the development of Niceville and Valparaiso, has died. He founded Ruckel Properties in 1955 and the business has been responsible for the development of countless homes and businesses in the... »
EGLIN AFB — A wildfire on Eglin property just north of Choctaw Field shut down a portion of State Road 87 briefly today. Jackson Guard, Eglin's Natural Resources Management branch, responded to the fire along with the Florida Department of... »
VALPARAISO — Okaloosa County teachers soon will have a training center to call their own. By late spring, educators will have a dedicated space in the old Valparaiso Elementary School where they can advance their knowledge in science, technology,... »
NICEVILLE — Many businesses nowadays go out of their way to be green and environmentally friendly, especially around Earth Day. Cindi Denbow hopes to bring that mentality to having and raising a child. Denbow has combined her two businesses, child... »
NICEVILLE — A 53-year-old man was critically injured Tuesday morning after his vehicle drifted from the roadway and into a ditch off of State Road 123. Shalimar resident Douglas A. Trone was driving his 1996 GMC truck southbound when he drifted... »
NICEVILLE — A 16-year-old boy has been charged with seven counts of burglary to a conveyance and is being questioned for dozens of other burglaries. Richard Daniel Holcombe was arrested April 10 after allegedly committing a string of car burglaries... »
EGLIN AFB — Eight aircraft stored in King Hangar were nearly submerged in fire suppression foam Thursday night when something triggered the emergency response. What caused the activation about 7:15 p.m. was not known Friday, according to base... »
Florida TaxWatch has red-flagged some proposed state spending in Okaloosa County. Sen. Don Gaetz’s $389,825 appropriation to the new middle school at The Okaloosa STEMM Center in Valparaiso is one of 159 “turkeys” in the proposed 2012-13 state... »
