CareySue Beasley, Candidate for County Commission District 2
I’m CareySue Beasley and I’m asking for your support, and more importantly, your vote on August 23rd in the Okaloosa County Commissioner District 2 race.
Bomb Threat Clears Building on NWFSC Campus – Part of A Pattern Around Florida
Someone, law enforcement is not sure whom, made a bomb threat against Northwest Florida State College’s campus in Niceville on Thursday morning, July 14th.
Landry Named Assistant Principal at Bluewater Elementary
One of Niceville’s shining stars in education saw her dreams come true when the Okaloosa County School Board unanimously voted to promote Jessica Landry to the position of Assistant Principal at Bluewater Elementary.
Airport to Hire Nine New Employees – Cites Heavy Traffic
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport had almost two million passengers come through its terminals in 2021 – a 40% increase from 2020.
Stop Dinghy Ditchers in Boggy Bayou! One Man’s Plan:

Two boats sank in Boggy Bayou due to a storm a couple of weeks ago – and one man hopes this is the event that causes the Mid Bay Area to do something about derelict vessels.
Promise Kept – Valparaiso to Tear Down Abandoned Home on Washington

A Promise Kept – Valparaiso Commission Votes to Demolish the Home on Washington Street. In the next couple of weeks, Carl Scott told an assembled Valparaiso City Commission Monday night, he is going to take a scoop of dirt from the land at 363 Washington Avenue in Valparaiso, for a good cause. Seven years ago, […]
Black Rifle Coffee Company and Special Operations Warrior Foundation Raise $15,000 at Memorial Day Event.
Participants in this year’s ‘LU’ workout over Memorial Day Weekend raised more than 15 thousand dollars for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. The event, hosted by Black Rifle Coffee Company in Niceville, honored Master Sergeant Luis DeLeon-Figueroa – a Special Forces Sergeant who died in Afghanistan in 2019. Although three years have passed since DeLeon-Figueroa […]
VIDEO: State Representative Maney Gives Niceville Chamber An Update on Special Session in Tally.

State Representative T. Patterson Maney gave a quick update on the latest special session of the Florida House of Representatives and Senate that Governor Ron DeSantis called in late May. The Representative, who was able to pass more bills than any other freshman representative, said that the special session and the regular session were successful. […]
Okaloosa Names June 12th Women Veterans Day
USO: More than 300,000 women have served in US Armed Forces Okaloosa County will have a special day set aside – Sunday, June 12th, 2022 for Women Veterans. The Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners passed a resolution that encourages residents to honor women veterans in our area. It shouldn’t be too hard to find a […]
FSA Results Are In! Here’s How Your Kids’ School Did.
The release said the results of the FSA were “encouraging, but not without opportunities for improvement.”