One of those best-of lists named a city in Okaloosa County to its ‘best beaches’ list – but the city doesn’t have a beach.
Looks like Chat GPT thinks Fort Walton Beach has a beach. 🤷♂️
Not Just a FAD, According to one Fishy Former Commissioner
Windes lobbys Okaloosa Commission for FAD Funding Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) have single-handedly created a charter fishing shoulder season, according to former Okaloosa County Commissioner Kelly Windes. Windes, a charter boat captain, wants the commission to make a $500,000 investment in even more of the large concrete structure dropped to the bottom of the gulf […]
Butts Out On The Beach – With One Exception
You read that right – no more smoking or vaping allowed on Okaloosa County public beaches or in county parks moving forward.
Okaloosa Gets Funding For Newest Artificial Reef
Okaloosa County’s Tourism Development Department (TDD) bets that the money invested in the reef will bring more adventure tourism to the shores of Destin and Fort Walton Beach in the future.
Top Five Things for Niceville Residents to do on New Year’s Eve 2023.
Here are the top five things to do to bring in the New Year in Niceville (besides sitting in your La-Z-Boy and watching Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon drink a lot).
Niceville Council Approves $175,000 For High School Baseball Bleachers
Niceville’s Council earmarked $175,000 for brand-new bleachers at the High School Baseball stadium. The decision might have ramifications beyond the diamond.
Your Taxes At Work: Okaloosa Tourism Department Heads North For Snowbirds
Several Okaloosa County’s Tourism Development Department employees will head across the northern border (not Alabama) to extoll the virtues of not being cold during the winter to Canadians.
Additional Hotel Tax Approved: Here’s Where The Money Goes
Okaloosa County’s Board of County Commissioners approved an additional one percent tax on hotel stays, known colloquially as the ‘bed-tax’ at their meeting on Tuesday.
