Welcome to Flashback, a podcast by the Okaloosa County Public Information Office. Get ready to dust the nostalgia off your sleeve as we talk with Okaloosa citizens who share with us how things used to be. I’m your host Nick Tomecek. Its time to step into your imaginary DeLorean tap your flux capacitor and Flashback!!!
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The Chicago Connection: Was Capone in Okaloosa County, Florida? (00:31:01)
Rumors, stories, and speculation have existed for decades about whether the notorious criminal Alphonse Capone ever visited or did business in Okaloosa County, Florida. Listen as FLASHBACK explores th...
Okaloosa Island Pier - Fort Walton Pier (00:33:41)
Whether you’re an angler, people watcher, beachgoer, seagull or great blue heron, and yes of course, a fish, the pier has something for everyone. The pier invites gathering. It invites exploration an...
Crab Island, Destin, Florida - Origin Story (00:27:14)
Listen to those who remember when Crab Island was an actual island and how it has evolved over the years.
Thanksgiving in the 1900s in North Florida, Camp Walton, Okaloosa (00:10:09)
Thanksgiving in the 1900s in North Florida, Camp Walton, Okaloosa
Legend of the Lady's Walk at Pirate's Cove, Santa Rosa Sound, Florida (00:12:23)
As you listen, this episode was recorded in the spooky month of October, but this episode is timeless in that it tells of a local ghost story that I have heard many times and in many different version...
The Vale of Paradise, the Chicago Connection, and the Valparaiso Inn (00:31:48)
Today on Flashback, I want to you to imagine this town, our County with only two or three hotels or inns. Dirt roads abound. A commercial airport has not yet been created. The railroad in the County i...
FLASHBACK: The Mary and Esther in Mary Esther, Florida - and a Charles Lindbergh story (00:25:41)
The early settlers of Mary Esther were cattlemen, preachers and hard-working folks who created this quiet bedroom community in Northwest Florida's Panhandle between Pensacola and Destin-Fort Walton Be...
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Black Sunday 20 years later and the creation of Beach Safety (00:26:41)
Okaloosa Beach Safety and other area lifeguard programs were created out of the tragedies on June 8, 2003, also known as Black Sunday. Listen to how Okaloosa County and Destin evolved into having a ro...
Listen as we talk with Charles Rigdon, son of CH "Bull" Rigdon. Bull, for many people, was the face of the fairgrounds for many years. His son Charles recounts the history of the fairgrounds.
FLASHBACK: The Destin East Pass and the Jetties (00:14:03)
For many of us, it is hard to imagine the contour of our beaches without the signature look of the Destin East Pass and the rock jetties protruding into the Gulf of Mexico.
They are a signature look o...
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Finding treasure in the swamps of old Fort Walton Beach, Florida (00:26:21)
Today’s story comes to you from the 1950s, from a gentleman named Jimmy G Warr Sr. who was a boy living in Fort Walton at the time. He and his friends – the three amigos – had discovered what I have ...
FLASHBACK: Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, VPS, Valparaiso and Eglin (00:18:23)
Destin-Fort Walton Beach has had many names. We take you through the origin story of VPS and how early developers in Valparaiso, Eglin Air Force Base and a partnership with Okaloosa County have influ...
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Who was Arbennie Pritchett? (00:10:27)
The Arbennie Pritchett Water Reclamation Facility treats 7-10 million gallons of water every day. The facility was built in 2005 and was named after a man who spent his life serving the County, Bennie...
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): The Community of Dorcas, the mystery of the belled buzzard and more (00:20:20)
Take a drive around Okaloosa County and you are sure to come across the names of small towns or should I say communities that don’t have much prominence on a map and without some simple signage you pr...
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): You talk funny! How we used to write and talk in Okaloosa County (00:13:10)
On this episode of FLASHBACK we explore how people in Okaloosa County used to talk and write and express themselves through the years.
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Racetrack Road (Redux) - Ft. Walton Jets, Racing, and more as told by James Ward (00:15:18)
This is an addition to our very first episode of FLASHBACK which explored the history of the Racetrack, once located off of Racetrack Road. James Ward reached out to FLASHBACK and we were able to talk...
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): We’re No. 1! - Purple Heart, Special Olympics and FADs (00:19:41)
Okaloosa County has the distinction of being the first County in the state to accomplish certain "Firsts". Listen to the stories of becoming a Purple Heart County, the first Special Olympics County an...
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Brooks Bridge - Then, Now and the Future (00:35:35)
We will take through the history of the Brooks Bridge and give you an update on the replacement project currently underway.
More info on the replacement project by FDOT can be found at https://nwflroa...
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Building an Indy 500-style speedway in Destin, Florida (00:14:04)
The Florida International Motor Speedway Destin was going to be a 2.5 triangular track with a 60,000 person seating capacity. The announcement for the track was made in newspapers Jan. 1, 1971. Listen...
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Stories from Okaloosa County drive-in theaters (00:22:01)
There were drive-ins as early as the 1910s, but the first patented drive-in was opened I 1933 by Richard Hollingshead in New Jersey. He created it as a solution for people unable to comfortably fit in...
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Updated 07.06.22- Shalimar, Florida - nightlife, a dye plant at Black Point and German U-boats (00:41:17)
We’ll get into whether German U-boats actually infiltrated the shores of the Choctaw Bay, and what would have happened if it turned into the largest seaport in the world as some early developers wante...
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa)- From Timber to Tourism - Water Boggan origin story (00:10:33)
We explore the origin story of who built Water Boggan on Okaloosa Island in the late 1970s. Thanks to Harvey Fleming for this look into Okaloosa history.
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Milligan’s fame as the County seat (00:14:04)
We don't think much about County seats or what they mean. When Okaloosa County was formed in 1915 by the state legislature, a temporary County seat had to be named and Milligan was chosen. Listen to h...
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): AFSOC and Hurlburt Field - The Elite and building character (00:30:22)
Listen to AFSOC historians discuss the early history of Hurlburt Field and AFSOC, as well as some funny, serious and patriotic stories about this elite group known as the Air Commandos. Learn more abo...
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): From Boggy Tech to Northwest Florida State College (00:57:28)
Northwest Florida State College has grown to be a premiere Junior College, recognized nationally for academics and athletics. Listen to past and present presidents, former students, and other historic...
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