YOUR TAX DOLLARS: What An Inmate Costs, Per Meal, At the Okaloosa County Jail:

jail cell bars, colored a mint green.

Okaloosa County Commissioners voted to change the food service provider at the Okaloosa County Jail starting in October. On average, the jail houses 750 inmates and has more than 140 billeted staff members. The county jail will begin work with Summit Food Services, headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Summit, established in 1991, has contracts with more than 500 correctional facilities around the United States and also serves Bay County, Florida (the Panama City area) and Orleans Parish in Louisiana.

The five hidden gems of Niceville you need to check out!

If you’ve lived in the Mid-Bay area for any length of time, you’re probably familiar with the “crown jewels” of the community: popular spots like Turkey Creek Nature Trail, the Mattie Kelly Arts Center at Northwest Florida State College, the Niceville Children’s Park, and Lincoln Park in Valparaiso and Lions Park in Niceville.

Niceville Football: Strong First Half Seals Win for Eagles

Niceville High School Logo

A sea of maroon greeted the North Miami Beach Chargers after a 14 hour bus trip from the peninsula. Two hours later, they’d have to make the same bus trip home for a second year in a row without a win – this time with no points to show for it either.

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A drone view of the activity on Boggy Bayou before the annual fireworks festival put on every year by the cities of Niceville  and Valparaiso.