Black Rifle Coffee Company and Special Operations Warrior Foundation Raise $15,000 at Memorial Day Event.
Participants in this year’s ‘LU’ workout over Memorial Day Weekend raised more than 15 thousand dollars for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. The event, hosted by Black Rifle Coffee Company in Niceville, honored Master Sergeant Luis DeLeon-Figueroa – a Special Forces Sergeant who died in Afghanistan in 2019. Although three years have passed since DeLeon-Figueroa […]
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 […]
VIDEO: State Representative Maney Gives Niceville Chamber An Update on Special Session in Tally.
State Representative T. Patterson Maney gave a quick update on the latest special session of the Florida House of Representatives and Senate that Governor Ron DeSantis called in late May. The Representative, who was able to pass more bills than any other freshman representative, said that the special session and the regular session were successful. […]
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, […]
Okaloosa NAACP: “We Remain Hopeful That Justice Will Be Served,” In Wilks Manslaughter Case.
On Tuesday June 7, 2022, three Crestview Police Department Officers were arrested in relation to the 2021 death of a 40-year-old man, Calvin Wilks. A grand jury returned a True Bill – indicting the trio for manslaughter. In response – Lewis Jennings, the Okaloosa Branch of the NAACP announced in a Tuesday night statement that the organization was […]
Okaloosa Names June 12th Women Veterans Day
USO: More than 300,000 women have served in US Armed Forces Okaloosa County will have a special day set aside – Sunday, June 12th, 2022 for Women Veterans. The Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners passed a resolution that encourages residents to honor women veterans in our area. It shouldn’t be too hard to find a […]
Dr. Diane Kelley Announces Run for Second Term
Who said local politics is boring?
In a surprise move Monday afternoon, Dr. Diane Kelley announced she would run to retain her seat on the Okaloosa County School Board. Dr. Kelley represents Eglin Air Force Base, Niceville, and Valparaiso on the board.
INTERVIEW: Female Vet Will Take On The ‘Okaloosa Education Establishment’
Cara Marion and her husband served in the Air Force as career officers. So, running for school board didn’t show up on the radar until last fall. Cara’s daughter – a student in the gifted program at Niceville High School – told her mom that she and the other students in her class watched the movie Alexander as part of a class assignment.
Debate Camp in June at NWFSC
Northwest Florida State College will act as ground zero for the nation’s next great debaters and forensics experts this June. Javier Kowalchuck, an organizer with Incubate Debate, a non-profit focused on debate, says the camp gives kids a chance to try debate. The program aims to “give rural and urban middle and high school students […]
Niceville Women’s Charity Names 2022 Award Winners
The Christ Our Redeemer Council of Catholic Women announced their charitable donations for the 2021-2022 season.
