Shalimar News

The risks always were there - but before Anthony Forgione's death, perhaps the reality wasn't. Okaloosa County had never lost a deputy until sunrise Tuesday.

Residents here enjoy what some Destin folks have been craving for years: legalized golf carts.

The Ocean City-Wright and Eglin Fire Departments contained a boat fire Sunday that caused an estimated $70,000 in damage at the Shalimar Yacht Basin and Marina, 100 Old Ferry Road.

Covenant Hospice is holding a free grief workshop 1 - 4 p.m., July 23, at Shalimar United Methodist Church, 1 Old Ferry Road.

Coffee lovers who normally get their fix at Starbucks could be in for a big disappointment.

The Chipley Police Department reports several drug arrest made recently. Chief Kevin Crews states that two Shalimar, Florida men made the mistake of coming to Chipley in order to obtain controlled substances ...

Investigators are searching for five Asian men suspected of stabbing a Shalimar man in the road outside the Green Frog early Friday morning.

Lelanya Hanks and Micheal Taber, both of Tallahassee, Fla., were recently united in marriage.

A family is homeless and their dog is missing after a weekend fire that destroyed their Shalimar home.

The Guardian Ad Litem program will be the subject of the June 19 meeting of the Democratic Women's Club of Okaloosa County.

Mrs. Jon Peters Liza Lovelace Peters-Lovelace Elizabeth Rebecca Lovelace and Jonathan William Peters were married Saturday, June 7, 2008, at First Baptist Church in Rutherfordton.

US Air Force Colonel and University of Florida Graduate Ron Garan is a member of the current space shuttle Discovery crew.

A strange emergency call Thursday for a scary substance on Plew Avenue ended without incident, firefighters said.

Comment on this Story Read Comments A 15-year-old autistic boy from Shalimar found the Billy Bowlegs Junior coin just before noon on Sunday.

The time for Vacation Bible School is drawing near. Get a jump on your summer plans and check out these local programs: l Sylvania Heights First Baptist Church will present "Outrigger Island" from 5-8 p.m. June ...

A fire that started in a garage at 6 Hickory Avenue in Poquito Bayou was knocked down before it spread through the house, according to Ocean City Wright Fire Department Chief Billy Lord.

Comment on this Story Read Comments A 20-year-old Shalimar man who totaled his Chevy Impala by driving it into the Breakfast Place on Beal Parkway will be charged with careless driving, according to a Florida ...

Longtime Destin developer George "Doodle" Harris died Wednesday at the age of 64 after a battle with lung disease. via Northwest Florida Daily News

Okaloosa County's WAVE public transit system has started to offer service at the newly opened Eglin VA Community-based Outpatient Clinic, which opened at 8 a.m. Monday. via Destin - EmeraldCoast.com

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Investigators working to solve a recent rash of false bomb threats in Okaloosa County want the public to be aware of a state reward. via Walton Sun