Faster Internet Speeds Coming to Valparaiso – What’s the Cost?
James Butler, the General Manager of Valparaiso’s municipally-owned cable provider, announced to the City Commission that significantly faster speeds would be available for the City of Valparaiso’s internet customers. After a year of work, the upgrades to the internet infrastructure were completed in the first week of June. All customers will receive an automatic […]
Valparaiso City Hall Closures for the Month of June.
City of Valparaiso Fl Logo The city of Valparaiso will have two separate closures for city offices in the month of June. The city will observe the Juneteenth federal holiday on June 20th. Typically, the holiday memorializes the emancipation of the last enslaved people in the rebellious territory in Texas two years after Abraham Lincoln’s […]
Promise Kept – Valparaiso to Tear Down Abandoned Home on Washington
A Promise Kept – Valparaiso Commission Votes to Demolish the Home on Washington Street. In the next couple of weeks, Carl Scott told an assembled Valparaiso City Commission Monday night, he is going to take a scoop of dirt from the land at 363 Washington Avenue in Valparaiso, for a good cause. Seven years ago, […]
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.
