When Okaloosa County Commissioner Trey Goodwin campaigned for his current term four years ago, he began to reach out to local residents on Facebook to find out their thoughts on local area Sunday alcohol sale rules."A sizeable majority of the citizen input that I received indicated that yes, maybe some of those Sunday laws were outdated, but in Okaloosa County, it seems to work," Goodwin said Thursday.He said [...]

SOUTH WALTON — Ten years ago Celine Lannoye was an intern at Chan’s Wine World in Destin. Now her very own wine – Celene Bordeaux – will grace the shelves of the same establishment.“Ten years ago I was working in Destin, and I think when you’re a producer in wine it’s very important to talk to the consumer because you do not do wine [...]

CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa County Commission on Wednesday approved financing for phase three of the PJ Adams Parkway project.The project will add two lanes along the road from Highway 85 to Wild Horse Drive, turning about a mile into a four-lane road.Construction was broken into [...]

OKALOOSA ISLAND — In recent weeks, the sky above the ponds, dunes, fields and trails at Veterans Park has resembled a busy airport for small pterodactyls.That’s because the nesting season has taken flight for one of the roughly 17-acre park’s most common bird species, the great blue heron.Male herons have been diligently gathering sticks and other materials on the ground and then [...]

Car went airborne and slammed into tree in the 6:30 a.m. crash.