Since August 2017, Okaloosa County has witnessed ongoing issues with its main educational body that are quite unlike any seen in the county's history.

Casino mogul has been a prolific Republican donor, fundraiser

To celebrate Literacy Week, Elliott Point Elementary School hosted its annual Read-a-Rama Pajama Night on Tuesday. Families enjoyed food and the Scholastic Book Fair.Teachers dressed as book characters to read during story times.• • •Earlier this month, Eglin Elementary School third-grader Gabrielle Valdez won first place in the Martin Luther King oratorical contest and third in the poster contest. Fourth-grader Lillian Horne placed second [...]

DESTIN — Music can make a difference.At least if you're David Seering.The 6th Annual David Seering and Friends concert not only is an entertaining night of music, but also benefits Children in Crisis, Inc. (CIC)."It's a really fun night out," said Allie Noah, developement director for CIC. "We have some people that have called as early as October to request tickets."CIC President and CEO Ken Hair said the concert was born out of the mind of Seering. [...]

Trump-aligned candidates from Nevada and Virginia rejected the notion outright. A loyal media ally, Breitbart News, attacked him as "Amnesty Don."

The newspaper reported that Trump demanded Mueller's firing just weeks after the special counsel was first appointed by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

WALTON COUNTY — Walton County School District named its 2017-18 Teacher of the Year and Educational Support Professional of the Year.Joan Kennett, a 5-year South Walton High School biology teacher and 27-year veteran teacher, was announced Wednesday as the district's Teacher of the Year.In the spring of 2017, Kennett's students scored 97 percent and ranked 5th in the state on the biology state test, according to her biography. Kennett focuses on hands-on activities and [...]

34 million Americans will have caught the bug by the end of the season, CDC says

Trump told the World Economic Forum in Davos, an incongruous location for a nationalist president, that American prosperity has created countless jobs around the world, but stressed that his priority would always remain on protecting interests within his nation's own borders.

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