Christmas Planning Starts in May for one Valparaiso Commissioner
City Commissioner Tom Browning has his eyes on Winter again. Maybe it’s the fact that he knows the summer heat is coming. Or more likely, that he knows the city’s budget process for the next fiscal year is upon us. Either way – he has a plan for Christmas.
Eglin Announces Death of Major General Robert Chedister
Eglin Air Force Base announced this week the death of former Air Force Program Executive Officer for Weapons and Commander, Air Armament Center, Air Force Material Command, Major General Robert W. Chedister.
Eglin Air Force Base To Open Largest USO Gaming Center in the World
Eglin, Fla. (April. 25, 2022) – Members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families will have a new center to recharge and reconnect as the United Service Organizations (USO) opens a state-of-the-art USO Gaming center at Eglin Air Force Base (AFB) in Northwest Florida. The USO Gaming center at Eglin AFB will hold its […]
Okaloosa Schools Youth Leadership Council Promotes Suicide Prevention
Almost one in five high school students seriously considered killing themselves in 2019, according to data provided by the Hope Squad initiative. Hope Squad is a nationwide program that aims to reduce high school suicide and self harm. It trains peer-selected students to identify at-risk students and refer them for mental health counseling. The National […]
Relay for Life Returns to Niceville Mullet Festival Grounds
The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life will return to the Niceville Mullet Festival grounds for the first time since the COVID-19 Pandemic began. The event, which raises money for the American Cancer Society, will take place on the 13th of May. The walk starts at 6pm. “We share a passion to save lives, celebrate […]
FPL Price Hike Hits Okaloosa Schools – This is How Much It’ll Cost
FPL Price Hike Hits Okaloosa County Schools $800,000. It’ll cost the Okaloosa County School District an additional $800,000 to keep the lights on every year – thanks to the recent rate increase which was approved by the state’s utility commission late last year. Okaloosa County Deputy Superintendent Steve Horton “It’s at the same rate that […]
Eglin Doctor Prepares for ‘Cold War’ in Nome, Alaska.
Lt. Colonel Doctor Christopher Mahoney, of Eglin Air Force Base at the Nome National Forest Doctor Christopher Mahoney, a lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force, is pretty used to the cold. After all, the self-described “military brat” was born in Michigan’s upper peninsula. “There’s photos of me being brought home from the hospital […]
Eglin AFB Announces Flight and Boat Ops In Gulf of Mexico
Logo of the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group Eglin Air Force Base wants you to know that you may hear them working next week. Planes attached to the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group will drop munitions over the Gulf of Mexico between April 4-7. Each day, fighter aircraft will release munitoins between 9am and 1pm about 20 […]
Housing Affordability Threatens Public Safety in Okaloosa. Here’s Why:
The Latest, Greatest Threat to Public Safety in Okaloosa County It isn’t drug dealers, homicidal maniacs, roving biker gangs or mobs of angry high schoolers. It’s the price of housing. Homes and apartments in Niceville, Valparaiso and the rest of Okaloosa County are quickly becoming out of financial reach for local law enforcement. Basically, it […]
F-22 Experiences ‘Mishap’ On Landing at Eglin Air Force Base
Update at 1712 on March 22nd – Eglin Air Force Base Public Affairs says the pilot involved in the F-22 incident is in good condition and was released from the 96th Medical Group. Original Story An F-22 Fighter Jet assigned to the 325th Fighter Wing “experienced a mishap” on landing at Eglin Air Force Base […]
