One Woman’s Mission to Destroy Niceville’s Drug and Alcohol Problems
Stephanie Wedel wasn’t always the woman she is now.
Her father was a drug dealer. Her brother was in and out of jail. He battled IV drug use for 17 years.
Proposed Affordable Housing Study Among $6.15 Million Grant Request from Okaloosa County to State Legislature
Okaloosa County Commissioners will ask the state for more than $6 million in grant money for projects around the county they hope will advance economic development.
60th Fighter Squadron: Expect the Sound of Freedom After the 4th
Niceville and Valp residents will have an encore for Independence Day, courtesy of Eglin Air Force Base and the United States Air Force’s F-35s.
Maney Will Not Have An Opponent for Reelection
State Representative T. Patterson Maney will serve two more years in Tallahassee.
Valp Police Arrest Hunter James Lovin for Sexual Assault
Valparaiso Police confirmed the arrest of 19-year-old Hunter James Lovin of Valparaiso for felony sexual assault.
Valp Senior Center Committee Hosts 4th of July Event
The Valparaiso Community Building – also known colloquially as the Valpraiso Senior Center – has been the center of controversy in the city over the last six months. Efforts by community leaders led to the preservation of the building. The newly officially recognized Valparaiso Senior Center Committee, within the purview of the Valparaiso City Commission, will […]
Faster Internet Speeds Coming to Valparaiso – What’s the Cost?
James Butler, the General Manager of Valparaiso’s municipally-owned cable provider, announced to the City Commission that significantly faster speeds would be available for the City of Valparaiso’s internet customers. After a year of work, the upgrades to the internet infrastructure were completed in the first week of June. All customers will receive an automatic […]
Valparaiso City Hall Closures for the Month of June.
City of Valparaiso Fl Logo The city of Valparaiso will have two separate closures for city offices in the month of June. The city will observe the Juneteenth federal holiday on June 20th. Typically, the holiday memorializes the emancipation of the last enslaved people in the rebellious territory in Texas two years after Abraham Lincoln’s […]
Looking For A Unique Summer Experience For Kids In Valparaiso? Say No More, Fam.
Looking for something educational and interesting for your kids this summer? The Northwest Florida Heritage Museum will host two weeks of summer camp in 2022. The camps aim to teach our local history to students of elementary school age. The museum will offer class days on weaving, history, science, and food. Children in kindergarten through […]
Part-Time Paramedics? Okaloosa Looks to ‘Relief’ Its Personnel Shortage.
Okaloosa County Public Safety will look to hire 10 relief, or part-time, paramedics to augment their Emergency Medical Services (EMS) force. The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved the change to Okaloosa EMS’s budget – which will keep costs the same, but changes the number of employees and hours they will work. Therefore, […]
