Okaloosa County ends Crab Island boat exclusion zone, citing safety, cost, and outdated emergency access needs.

Okaloosa County is considering repealing a vessel-exclusion zone at Crab Island enacted in 2015. The zone, intended for emergency vessels, has proven ineffective due to shallow waters and shifting ...

OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Okaloosa County Commissioners have issued an evacuation notice for Zones A, B and C starting Monday evening. This includes areas south of Highway 98 as well as low ...

OKALOOSA COUTY, Fla. -- The Okaloosa County commission could repeal an ordinance that prevents boaters from anchoring in a safety corridor on Crab Island. The corridor was meant to allow emergency ...

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — Boaters using the intercoastal waterway in the Santa Rosa Sound to Choctawhatchee Bay have new speed zones to look out for. At the Feb. 28 meeting, the city ...

CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa County Commission will hold a public hearing at 8:30 a.m. on May 20 to discuss the potential repeal of a vessel-exclusion zone at Crab Island, established nearly a ...