Okaloosa/ Walton News Bureau

10/01/2026

09/18/2026

Mark your calendars for Saturday, December 12, 2026 at 10 a.m. for the City's annual Christmas parade. This year's theme is "Merry Christmas, America". Float applications will be available online on our City website beginning October 1st.

09/18/2026

After 21 years serving the museum, our director Ann Spann will be retiring in December. We are sad to see her go but wish her the very best as she goes on to her next chapter. We will be taking applications on Indeed.com for qualified applicants. You can contact the museum for more information.

09/15/2026

We will be collecting food up until Dec 1st! See flyer below for details:

09/15/2026

09/15/2026

09/15/2026

09/15/2026

Okaloosa County deputies and investigators are working a shooting that took place around 1:30 this afternoon outside apartment buidings off Rickey Avenue and David Street near Fort Walton Beach.

One person was transported to a local hospital.

Anyone with any information is asked to please contact the OCSO at 850.651.7400 or Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers.

Additional details will be released at the appropriate time.

09/14/2026

Join us on Monday, September 14, at 4:30 p.m. for the ribbon cutting of the Eglin Federal Credit Union Arts & Education Center! ✂️

A HUGE thank you to Eglin Federal Credit Union for their involvement and willingness to partner with us on this. We are so excited to see how our local children will benefit from this amazing resource! 🙌