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For the past month, Fort Walton Beach resident Taylor Kennedy has been on a mission to make sure people are wearing masks. She’s been a regular at…
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Aug. 18 is the Florida Primary. We'll share live election results in state and local races from Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa Counties. Polls close…
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Okaloosa County Commissioners did not pass a mask mandate, but instead an ordinance mandating businesses to place signage that specifies whether face…
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The Okaloosa County COVID-19 Advisory committee will be recommending a mask mandate to commissioners next week. During a Zoom meeting Friday morning, the…
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More than two years after tar balls washed ashore on Gulf Coast beaches, then-President Barack Obama signed the RESTORE Act into law on July 6, 2012. The…
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Local beaches saw record numbers of people over Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial kickoff to the summer season. Just two months ago, local governments…
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Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday morning to reopen all beaches from 6:30 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 7:30 p.m. daily starting May 1. Chairman…
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While Florida schools are closed until at least May 1, the pandemic has also delayed the opening of Destin High School. The charter school was supposed to…
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When Avery Johnson recently received his high school diploma, he put it above the fireplace in his home. And every day, when he walks in the door, he…
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The Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners met a packed house Thursday night at their recycling workshop with more than 100 constituents ready to talk…