News Archive

Milton officials have begun reviewing the city’s zoning rules after the City Council rejected an ordinance that would have allowed a tattoo shop to open downtown.

Roxanna Ford’s love of teaching came to her in childhood as she did homework on her mother’s chalkboard.

Drivers who take Berryhill Road every day will soon have a new breakfast option.

Eight additional harvest days have been added to the 2026 Gulf private recreational red snapper season, allowing harvest to remain open continuously from Oct. 9 through Oct. 22.

These additional days will align recreational red snapper fishing opportunities across Florida’s Gulf and Atlantic coasts.

It took less than two hours of deliberation for a Fort Walton Beach jury to find former Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputy Eddie Duran not guilty in connection with the 2024 shooting death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson.

Another bear hunt is in the works for December.

Last year, a bear hunt was held in four specified hunting zones. The zones were within four of the seven Bear Management Units across the state. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), which approved and regulated the hunt, approximately 52 black bears were harvested, or killed.

One of the men vying to be the next governor of Florida stopped by Fort Walton Beach Wednesday, Sept. 30, to rally support and answer citizens’ questions.

Byron Donalds, the Republican Party of Florida’s nominee, spent most of the campaign event focusing on affordability.

South end students in Santa Rosa County can now take some Locklin Technical College courses without heading north this year. It is one of several changes to career and technical education in the district for the new school year.

Santa Rosa County is proposing to reformat its Land Development Code to make it easier to maintain and use, though county officials say no development regulations would be changed.

Santa Rosa County Animal Services will set pet adoption fees at just $10 for its Fall Fest Adoption Event on Saturday, Oct. 10, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the shelter in Milton, according to a news release from Santa Rosa County officials.