YOUR TAX DOLLARS: What An Inmate Costs, Per Meal, At the Okaloosa County Jail:
Okaloosa County Commissioners voted to change the food service provider at the Okaloosa County Jail starting in October. On average, the jail houses 750 inmates and has more than 140 billeted staff members. The county jail will begin work with Summit Food Services, headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Summit, established in 1991, has contracts with more than 500 correctional facilities around the United States and also serves Bay County, Florida (the Panama City area) and Orleans Parish in Louisiana.
Despite Concerns From Some Commissioners, The Okaloosa Women Veteran’s Monument Will Expand.
It started in the public comment forum of the Okaloosa County Commission meeting on Tuesday afternoon. One by one, women veterans stood at the dais. They voiced their support for expanding the Women Veteran’s Monument on Okaloosa Island at the cost of $1.6 Million raised by the local tourism tax, which would eventually pass unanimously with the board of county commissioners – though not without some reservations.
Eliminating 45-Minute Waits for Advanced Life-Saving Care in Niceville – Here’s the Plan
Niceville’s Fire Department Union will have a new contract – and the wait times to get an ambulance during the busiest months of the year will reduce if all goes well in the next couple of months. Niceville’s Fire Chief and Police Chief reported on all of the goings-on concerning their departments. Here are the highlights:
We’re One Step Closer To What Your Property Taxes Will Look Like This Year. Here’s What Okaloosa County Will Spend Money on in 2024.
The Okaloosa County Commission has all but decided to keep your tax rate for county services at the same level as last year – but you will likely see a slight bump on your bill.
This is Florida’s College Football Team, Based on the Data.
Here’s the definitive answer – what school has Florida’s College Football Team? Click for the inconvenient truth.
One Man’s Fight To Build Some Attainable Housing in Valparaiso Explains Why Attainable Housing is So Hard to Find
One Man’s Fight To Build Some Attainable Housing in Valparaiso Explains Why Attainable Housing is So Hard to Find Table of Contents The Local Housing Crisis On a patch of land in Valparaiso, one man hopes to start a housing revolution for the residents around Eglin Air Force Base. Niceville Native Paul Sjoberg arrived in the area […]
Local Meteorologist: Here’s What You Need to Know About This Year’s Hurricane Season, Idalia
Megginson knows eyeballs continue to stare south as Hurricane Idalia begins to creep north toward the Gulf Coast of Florida.
Two Niceville-Area Residents Named Volunteers of the Year by Okaloosa County School District.
Two out of three ain’t bad – and Niceville-area schools had two volunteers from their ranks named volunteers of the year in the youth and senior category.
North Okaloosa State Rep Files Gun Bill. Details:
The Florida Rep for North Okaloosa and Santa Rosa County has filed a bill which would potential shorten waiting periods on guns.
Not a Storage Unit: Niceville CRA Wins Award for Downtown Plans!
While the idea for a downtown Niceville continues to be in the abstract – the proposals the City’s community redevelopment agency has made have gotten notice around the state.
