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.
NWFSC Breaks Ground on New Student Housing in Niceville

The first phase of the complex, called Raider Village, will top out and become available for student use in 2025.
TAXES: Valparaiso Saves $200,000 on Insurance, May Balance Budget on Reserves

Valparaiso may not have to raise taxes this year – but they will have to pull money from reserves under their current plan.
Florida Government: Small Unemployment Increase in Northwest Florida

Florida’s workforce continues to grow – and Florida businesses continue to provide jobs for that workforce. Here’s what’s going on with the state’s economy.