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Rocky Bayou Christian Academy’s academic team — undefeated during the regular season — took on Collegiate High School — which suffered one regular-season loss — in the Okaloosa Schools/Cox Communications Academic Tournament.Match 12 gave Collegiate a must-win in the double elimination round, defeating Rocky Bayout 200-140.Match 13 saw Rocky Bayou bounce back to claim the championship, 215-185.Rocky Bayou Capt. Elijah Suh [...]

A Northwest Florida man is hospitalized in serious condition after crashing into a police vehicle early Saturday morning.According to a Florida Highway Patrol press release, George Joseph Holleran, 61, of Panama City, ran a stop sign on County Road 2314 in Bay County and crashed his 2005 Chevrolet Malibu into a department-owned Ford F150 pickup driven by a Panama City police officer at 12:14 a.m.With the crash occurring at the intersection with State Road 389, the force of [...]

These Florida lotteries were drawn Saturday:Fantasy 5: 06-08-25-27-34Lotto: 05-23-24-34-36-41, estimated jackpot $2 millionLotto XTRA: 04Powerball: 22-57-59-60-66, Powerball 7, Power Play 2, estimated jackpot $455 millionMega Millions: estimated jackpot $377 millionPick 2 Evening: 8-0Pick 2 Midday: 2-5Pick 3 [...]

Visitor from Mississippi was spotted floating unresponsive in the Gulf of Mexico near the Henderson Beach Inn.

Lora Phillips Rankin was fired from the Okaloosa County School District on Feb. 12 after she was put on suspension during the investigation.

The possible stormwater utility might be designated as an enterprise fund and be funded at least in part with stormwater fees charged to property owners in the unincorporated area.

“As the elected superintendent of schools, Ms. Jackson is responsible for the safety and well-being of 30,000 students. We find that she has failed to fulfill that obligation. We further find that she has not satisfied her obligations as an elected official.”

Putin is facing seven challengers on the ballot but the outcome of the vote is pre-ordained, given his high popularity ratings, pressure on voters, and suspected ballot box stuffing

Coincidentally, the school resource officer who recommended that Nikolas Cruz be "Baker Acted" was Scot Peterson — the same Broward Sheriff's Office deputy who resigned amid accusations he failed to respond to the shooting