HISTORY: Northwest Florida’s most influential person of all time inaugurated into Congress
On November 5, 1940, Congressman Bob Sikes began his historic 36-year congressional career. Through strategic committee assignments, Sikes transformed Northwest Florida from a small subsistence community into a major defense hub, ultimately securing the military presence that drives two-thirds of Okaloosa County’s GDP today.
Did Flock meet its deadline to remove cameras? Sheriff’s office declines to comment
Florida’s deadline for removing Flock license-plate-reading cameras from state roads has passed, but some cameras remain standing on Okaloosa County roads. Flock says its cameras were removed from FDOT property, while the Sheriff’s Office declined to comment on the status of cameras on county rights-of-way.
