Brent Smith Will Serve Another Term As Valparaiso Mayor
Mayor Brent Smith Brent Smith has won re-election as mayor of Valparaiso, with a final tally of 375-309 – a 10%/60-vote margin over challenger Patrick Palmer. Smith has served as the Mayor of Valparaiso for a single term. Smith will be sworn in with Edward Crosby, who was re-elected unopposed and Tom Browning, who won […]
Election Day – Voters head to the polls to decide who will be Val-p’s Next Mayor
Today is election day in Valparaiso. The only race on the ballot – for the Mayor’s seat. Two men are competing for the privilege to serve as mayor – Incumbent Brent Smith and Challenger Patrick Palmer. We will be covering the election and will let you know who the next Mayor will be. Election results […]
Black Rifle Coffee Company Niceville to Host Okaloosa Sheriff, Canine Pal
☕️|????|⭐️ Unite! Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden will host a Coffee with a Cop at Black Rifle Coffee Company in Niceville with K-9 Beau. The Sheriff and his loyal pal will host the event from 9-11a on March the 16th. Black Rifle Coffee Company is located at 510 W. John Sims Parkway in Niceville.
Reacher Star, Northwest Florida State College Alum to Host Q+A at the Mattie Kelly Sprint Theater
Alan Ritchson, Niceville High School and Northwest Florida State College Alum. Niceville High School and Northwest Florida State College Alumn Alan Ritchson, the star of the Amazon hit series Reacher will give back to his hometown with a Q+A Session later this week. Ritchson will host the session at Northwest Florida State College on Thursday, […]
Sports Recap: Niceville Lacrosse Continues Its Winning Ways, Baseball Takes a Hard Loss
We’ve seen some amazing games this week from Niceville-area teams, wins and losses. Let’s get right into the action. Boys Lacrosse All:(5-0) District:(1-0) – Overtime Win v. Local Rival The NHS boys lacrosse team has been riding a dominant win streak for the first two weeks of their season. They won their first four games […]
Commissioner Will Leave District, Head to Niceville for “Coffee with Carolyn” Town Hall
Commissioner Carolyn Ketchel (R – Shalimar), will host a “Coffee With Carolyn” event at the Niceville Senior Center at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, March 16th, 2022. Commissioner Ketchel faces a re-election battle from two Republican challengers at the ballot box in August. The event will be hosted at the Niceville Senior Center, which is located […]
Don’t Get Run Over on Bayshore: Joint County/City Project Begins to Link Sidewalks
Facebook commentators aplenty have made note of the fact that the current city sidewalk, which ends at 11th Street did not meet up with the Okaloosa County Half-Cent Sales Tax project on Redwood from John Sims Parkway to Valparaiso Boulevard, which is wrapping up soon. At last month’s City Council and County Commissioners meeting – […]
With an Uncomfortable Exchange at Monday’s Meeting – Two Candidates Kick Off ‘22 School Board Race
It started over old American Flags. Candidate for Okaloosa County School Board and current Okaloosa County substitute teacher Gerald Buckman spoke to the board at their meeting on Monday. At the meeting – Candidate Buckman recounted two recent experiences at two different schools with two different tattered flags. “I’m here to present an issue of […]
Carl is Underpaid. Carl is Overworked. Carl is Tired of Your Sass – and Carl Wants You to Know it.
First things first – Carl Scott is absolutely right. Carl is underpaid. Carl is overworked. And Carl is tired of your sass. Strap in for a long, weird ride, because the Valparaiso City Commission’s workshop meeting (that took place on February 28th) about a proposal to give the Commission the power to hire a City […]
School Board Honors NHS State Champion Dance Team
The Okaloosa County School Board recognized the NHS state champion Eaglettes Dance Team at their February 28th meeting. The team won recognition at the 2022 Universal Dance Association Florida Championships, in the Small Varsity Hip Hop Division and the Small Varsity Jazz Division. The team also won the specialty award, Most Crowd Appeal for their […]
