How to Land The Right Preowned Car at the Right Price
By Will Estell
Whether you’re shopping for your first car, truck or SUV or in the market for your 15th one, vehicle shopping can be a tedious chore, and that’s especially true in today’s automobile market.
There’s often such a fine...
By Doug Stauffer, Sports Desk
Northwest Florida State College sponsored another premiere event Christmas week (December 20-21), hosting the country’s #1 and #2 ranked NCAA wrestling teams. In fact, the competition included seven of the top 11 dual meet teams. The Journeymen Collegiate Wrestling Duals consisted of two pools at...
By Kenneth Books
Eric Aden’s love affair with law enforcement goes back a long way, from his invitation to a dance by the sheriff’s daughter when he was just 13 to his study of criminology at Florida State University to his current role leading Okaloosa County’s Sheriff’s Office.
Initially, the sheriff...
By Jené Evans McCracken
Local Niceville resident, Bill McCracken, is one proud Great Uncle! His Great Nephew, James McCracken, is featured in Disney’s new Christmas movie, “Christmas … Again?!” which debuted December 10, 2021, on the Disney Channel and Disney+. Bill graduated from Niceville High School in 1969 and from...
Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced four judicial appointments, one our own local Jonathan “Jack” Schlechter of Niceville, to serve as Judge on the Okaloosa County Court. Schlechter has worked as an attorney at AnchorsGordon, P.A. since 2019. Previously, he served as an Assistant State Attorney for 10 years in...
By Doug Stauffer
There were smiling faces and cheers everywhere when the Blue Blazer board members of the All Sports Association made their announcements at Niceville High School. The philanthropic association awarded several prestigious awards to three Niceville student-athletes and an assistant coach.
The Cornell-bound multi-sport athlete Noah Harman was awarded...
By Jamie Zimchek
It’s nearly midnight. Suddenly, there’s the sort of crash outside that gives a person heart palpitations. Prowling cautiously around the corner, you spot the furry culprit lumbering leisurely down the back road with a trash bag in tow: it’s your friendly neighborhood Florida black bear, and he’s...
By Doug Stauffer
Knowing history is essential for several reasons, not the least because history serves as one of our best teachers. In The Life of Reason, the American philosopher George Santayana wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” The history I will share is...
By Raya Pruner
In 1900, Frank M. Chapman of the freshly formed Audubon Society proposed a new holiday tradition that would promote conservation by counting, rather than hunting, birds on Christmas Day. Then, he called it the “Christmas Bird Census” and that first year managed 25 counts thanks to the...
Each year, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office teams up with Emerald Coast Hospice to provide each patient with a small, hand-decorated Christmas tree. It started 14 years ago with just 25 Christmas trees. It started with just 25 trees, but this year it grew to approximately 360 trees, enough...
