In the wake of the release of a 50-page report into Santa Rosa County’s dealings with Waste Pro, two top county employees have been disciplined.

Andrew Hill, the environmental manager for the solid waste division, has been suspended for 10 days without pay for his “failure to effectively manage and enforce the waste hauling contract,” according to the notice of action placed in his county personnel file.

After a nearly two-year construction project and many previous years of planning, the new East Bay K-8 school in Navarre is officially open and ready for new students this fall.

What was meant to be a civil discussion of a newly enacted noise ordinance quickly moved from agreeable to hostile with both citizens and commissioners reaching their breaking points.

The 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field will be conducting an emergency response exercise July 14 to maintain contingency readiness. There will be an increase in emergency response activity. Response vehicles, first responders, and giant voice notifications will be seen and heard throughout the day

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 22-year-old Johnny Ray Kirk of Santa Rosa Beach, who is believed to have been connected to the fatal shooting of an 80-year-old Crestview man.