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.
Niceville Has Some of the Best Roads In Florida: Here’s why that matters for hurricane season. (It’s not because you can leave quickly!)

Here’s how Niceville’s roads performed on their latest assessment.
The Purple Party Bus – Niceville’s Softball Team Returns Home After Turbulence

After a third place finish and a couple of hiccups getting back – the NVLL Juniors Softball team has returned to Niceville
Happy Birthday, Coast Guard! Here’s the Untold History of Coast Guard Station Destin.

Way back on August 4, 1790, at the behest of then Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, Congress created the precursor to the United States Coast Guard.
Niceville completes water quality project on Turkey Creek

Niceville’s Boggy Bayou Headwaters Restoration to Improve
Water Quality & Habitat.
A ‘transformative’ business is coming to Crestview!

Central Moloney makes and distributes transformers (those cylindrical power thingies that go on the tops of poles and the big green boxes on the ground). They are based in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and have between 500-1000 employees in several locations around the southeastern United States, including Panama City, Florida.
Niceville Athletics looks to score a new field to reduce injuries, expand availability to all.

This field wouldn’t just be for the Football Team – according to Brecthel. “This is a community field, and you can see people using it on the weekends as you drive by on John Sims,” he noted, “every single kid will be able to touch this new field, from the band kids who won’t have to cross the street to practice, to lacrosse and soccer as well.”
FWC needs your help on the water for Safe Boating Week

FWC says 70% of boat crashes involved someone with this characteristic (It wasn’t BUI).
“Chicago” Claims Top-Grossing Niceville High School Performance Ever!

“Chicago” is now the highest-grossing theater performance in Niceville High School history
Valparaiso Museum Hosts Northwest Florida Revolutionary War Lecture

Historian Wesley Odom will share his knowledge with children and chaperones on Friday, February 17th, to promote his book ‘The Longest Siege of the American Revolution: Pensacola’ at the Northwest Florida Heritage Museum. Odom will discuss the siege of Pensacola, which lasted nine weeks and resulted in a Spanish victory over the British in […]