Air Force Announces Childcare Complex in Crestview
General Jeffrey Geraghty announced at a breakfast for community leaders Tuesday morning the 96th Test Wing would build a ‘Military Family Care Complex’ in Crestview to deal with expanded population growth in the area. The base plans to have a facility ready to open in Crestview by the fall of 2023 and another in Navarre […]
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.
Money For Bleachers Benched By Niceville City Council
Last month, the Niceville City Council made a commitment to fund $175,000 of a proposed project to remodel and renew the Niceville High School baseball press box and bleachers. However, at this month’s city council meeting, the Niceville City Attorney announced that this money would no longer be provided for the project.
New Exhibitions Open at Mattie Kelly Arts Center
The Mattie Kelly Arts Center has new inspiration from the East for you to see at their gallery in Niceville.
County, EMS Union Avoid Impasse, Pass Collective Bargaining Agreement
The EMS Union in Okaloosa County has begun to look a lot like Don Quixote. Four months after all non-union employees got a 5% raise, the EMS employees, represented by a trade union machine out of the northeast, were able to avoid an impasse and get their constituents a deal.
County Plans to Solve Housing Affordability Crisis
The County Commission voted unanimously to move forward with the project at their meeting on Tuesday.
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.
Mother Charged With Murder of Child in 2002 Cold Case.
The First Judicial Circuit State Attorney, Ginger Madden, announced the indictment of a mother in the death of her child in 2002.
FPL Makes $20K Donation to Okaloosa Schools
On Friday, December 16th, Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) graciously donated $20,000 to the Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation (OPSF) to support the Teacher Grant Program. The check presentation took place at Meigs Middle School, and the donation will help support grants for teachers of students in grades K-12. “We are grateful for the strong […]
The Primary Results are In – Here’s How Your Neighbors Voted in August. Experts React.
The Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections Office has released its precinct level data from the primary elections from August 2022. Here’s what they reveal.
