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. β 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 PDβs Drones Grounded By DoD Rule

Chief David Popwell Niceville Police Chief David Popwell informed the city council on Tuesday February 8th that the departmentβs current drones are effectively grounded until further notice. Nicevilleβs 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 […]