Longtime Niceville City Manager Announces Retirement

In August of 2023 – 52 years after that conversation with his dad – Corbin will retire on his own terms.
INTERVIEW: Sheriff’s Office Explains 20-year Gap Between Death, Arrest for Murder

I think the number one question Mid Bay News got in the last week had to do with the length of time, 20 years, between the death of Mary Jean Lizaโs daughter in 2002 – and her arrest in December 2022.
New Exhibitions Open at Mattie Kelly Arts Center
The Mattie Kelly Arts Center has new inspiration from the East for you to see at their gallery in Niceville.
County, EMS Union Avoid Impasse, Pass Collective Bargaining Agreement

The EMS Union in Okaloosa County has begun to look a lot like Don Quixote. Four months after all non-union employees got a 5% raise, the EMS employees, represented by a trade union machine out of the northeast, were able to avoid an impasse and get their constituents a deal.
County Plans to Solve Housing Affordability Crisis
The County Commission voted unanimously to move forward with the project at their meeting on Tuesday.
Okaloosa Gets Funding For Newest Artificial Reef

Okaloosa Countyโs Tourism Development Department (TDD) bets that the money invested in the reef will bring more adventure tourism to the shores of Destin and Fort Walton Beach in the future.
Documents Lay Out Case Against Mother in 2002 Murder Investigation
Late last year, Okaloosa County Sheriffโs Deputies arrested 37-year-old Mary Jean Liza for the death of her child in 2002.
Mother Charged With Murder of Child in 2002 Cold Case.

The First Judicial Circuit State Attorney, Ginger Madden, announced the indictment of a mother in the death of her child in 2002.
Bluewater Students Raise $600+ To Help Cases For Kids Program

Guardian Ad Litem Representatives take a $650 check from fifth graders at Bluewater Elementary. The Students raised the money for the Cases for Kids program.
Top Five Things for Niceville Residents to do on New Yearโs Eve 2023.

Here are the top five things to do to bring in the New Year in Niceville (besides sitting in your La-Z-Boy and watching Anderson Cooper and Don Lemon drink a lot).