President and first day celebrate Thanksgiving in Florida, serve lunch to Coast Guard men and women

Ominous development prompts relatives of the 44 crew members to burst into tears

FORT WALTON BEACH — While most people across the Panhandle were just sitting down to their Thanksgiving dinners, others were in lines at local stores waiting to feast on sale items and low prices.At Kohl’s on Beal Parkway, the line snaked around the exterior of the store and into the parking lot ahead of the doors opening at 5 p.m. Shoppers were hungry for doorbuster sales, ranging from $4.99 Toastmaster electronics to $399.99 smart TVs.Ezekiel Oswald was sixth in [...]

Seven Niceville High School musicians earned tickets to the all-state honor program, which is held in January in Tampa Bay: Clara Brown, Carly Crist, Rhizza Lucena, Ian Zegouros, Ryan Murphey, Ashleigh Wallace and Jazzlyn Timper.---As part of a three-year Virtues in Practice program, the St. Mary School students, faculty and staff focused on virtue during November. Applying the virtue of stewardship, the Student Council held a canned food drive for Catholic Charities, which [...]

DESTIN — For the 23rd year in a row, strangers became family at Harbor Docks’ annual Thanksgiving dinner to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Okaloosa County.The event, which draws around 2,000 people to Charles Morgan’s harborside restaurant, consists of a free Thanksgiving meal served by Habitat for Humanity volunteers. In return for the free grub, diners donate money to the organization that builds homes for local families in need.Melissa [...]

A Dothan man was killed Thursday afternoon when the vehicle he was riding in overturned after the driver lost control.Michael Gene Flowers, who is 53, was not wearing a seatbelt, according to the Florida Highway Patrol media release.He was a passenger in a car driven by 54-year-old William Oscar Foxworth of Chipley. They were traveling westbound on County Road 276 in Washington County when Foxworth left the road, overcorrected and crossed the center line.The 2005 Ford [...]

Claire Jimenez has a heart for her community. With some of her friends, she formed a group called the Volunteens. The group looks for opportunities to give back and support those in need. In October, Jimenez decided they’d help the Waterfront Rescue Mission.

PACE — A pedestrian was struck and killed on Wednesday night while he was trying to cross the road about 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.Robert Eugene Crowe, 51, of Milton, was traveling in the outside eastbound lane of U.S. Highway 90 near the Pace Lane intersection when he struck Charles Ronald Owens, 77, also of Milton, who was trying to cross the road, according to a release by Florida Highway Patrol.Owens failed to see the Ford F-150 driven by Crowe and was struck by the [...]