NFD Aims to Add Assistant Fire Chief in New Budget Year

At the Niceville City Council meeting on February 8th, Chief Tommy Mayville announced he intends to place a line item in the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 budget for an Assistant Fire Chief. Niceville previously had an Assistant Fire Chief, Tony Lohrman. He served with Niceville FD until 2019. He left to take a job as the […]

Coastal Conservation Association Florida to Restock Redfish in Okaloosa County

Niceville, Fla. โ€“ A donation, by a private party, to Coastal Conservation Association Florida (CCA Florida) leads to the first redfish restocking initiative in Choctawhatchee Bay. Because of a $25,000 donation to CCA Florida, the Coastal Resource Team of the Okaloosa County Tourist Development Department, Destin-Fort Walton Beach Tourism will assist with the transport of […]

Niceville PDโ€™s Drones Grounded By DoD Rule

Chief David Popwell Niceville Police Chief David Popwell informed the city council on Tuesday February 8th that the departmentโ€™s current drones are effectively grounded until further notice. Nicevilleโ€™s current sUAS, more commonly known as drones, were purchased from Axon. Axon currently provides Niceville with its body cameras and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. The problem […]

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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.