OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — For the first time in years, evidence of scallops was found in Choctawhatchee Bay, according to Okaloosa County officials. According to a news release, the county's ...

FREEPORT, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - In early June, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet approved a 4-acre oyster aquaculture lease for the first oyster farm on the Choctawhatchee Bay. The man behind ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – State Officials have temporarily closed parts of the Choctawhatchee Bay for shellfish harvesting. The ...

Miss Destin 2026 Kaylynn Hayles greeted the community at The Alice ahead of the 78th annual Destin Fishing Rodeo.

CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Florida Fire and Wildlife reported on Thursday that the body of the missing boater has been found. The FWC recovered missing boater Benjamin Lee Godwin after a ...

For more than a year, the core of a group that would become known as the Choctawhatchee Bay Estuary Coalition worked to produce a solid application for a $2.2 million estuary program grant from the ...

Here's more great video of the waterspout that prompted a tornado warning for Okaloosa and Walton counties Wednesday morning. This video was shot by Adam D. Siler along the shore of Choctaw Beach on ...