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.”
This is the Number One Reason You Shouldn’t Have a Florida Wedding in September or October
I could throw all this information at y’all and hope it sticks – but there are really just two things I want you to get from this article.
Get Ready for Seasonal Road Closures on White Point Road!
White Point Road, In Bluewater Bay will close on Saturday afternoon during the summer.
Crestview, Fort Walton Beach Celebrate Juneteenth, 2022.
The cities of Fort Walton Beach and Crestview will host events to highlight Juneteenth. Juneteenth is a federal holiday which commemorates the event that took place in 1865 near Galveston where United States Soldiers freed the last enslaved people in the rebellious states post e American Civil War. Annual celebrations of Juneteenth began in Texas in 1866 and continue around the country to this day.
Destin-FWB Tourney Catches Almost 14,000 Lionfish
Lionfish Menace to Local Ecosystems Reduced Okaloosa County, Fla. – Divers participating in the 4th Annual Emerald Coast Open Lionfish Tournament successfully removed 13,835 lionfish from local waters. The invasive species prey on native fish and have no known predators due to their venomous spines. Hosted by Destin-Fort Walton Beach, alongside Florida Fish and Wildlife […]
Okaloosa Commission Halts Mid-Bay Bridge Authority Budget. What Happens Now?
Maybe it’s being tolled to and from work – or that many people believe the Mid-Bay Bridge should have been paid off years ago.
In fact, one Okaloosa Commissioner said last week “If it was my house, it would have been paid off by now.”
