A really big dill? Pickleball popularity surges in Niceville!

Pickleball is having a moment in the Mid-Bay area.
The sport is widespread, with players of all ages packing the courts in Niceville and Bluewater Bay. While some may associate the game with senior citizens, local aficionados say it has a multigenerational appeal.
Niceville City Council Recap June 2023

Policing, Purple Pipes to Deer Moss Creek and that dadgum left turn lane at Palm and State Route 20, and the last day of construction on John Sims Parkway – all covered at the Niceville City Council Meeting in June.
Juicy Beef and Tasty Bird! Fatboy’s Niceville soft opening details here:

If you’ve gone to get groceries at the Publix in Niceville over the last couple of months, you’ve seen the signs – Niceville’s Fatboy’s Restaurant is coming to town.
Niceville’s 3rd Planet Brewing named one of best microbreweries on earth by Men’s Journal

Men’s Journal named 3rd Planet and nine other microbreweries around the world to their best-of list.
Suspect Apprehended in Niceville area after a all-day standoff on 23rd Street.

A man is under arrest Wednesday evening after a nearly 10-hour standoff between Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputies at the home of Michael Steven Leavins on 23rd Street in Niceville.
Termites in Bluewater Bay and Niceville – The Night of the Swarm

Sharon Dooley May 23, 2023 3:48 pm Bluewater Bay, Housing, Niceville, Okaloosa County Ew! And they fly, too… They strike each spring, usually first noticed by evening walkers. They seem to surround you as they swarm, sending you running for the safety of home. Once locked inside, you notice there is no escape as they […]
JROTC Cadets Honored and Awarded Scholarships at Eglin Air Force Base

JROTC Cadets from Niceville and other high schools were awarded with scholarships which will help them attain higher education.
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).
Hurricane season is right around the corner – but this is the real threat to your family this summer.
Christopher Saul May 18, 2023 7:48 pm Hurricanes, Niceville, Okaloosa County Hurricane season is here: Here’s what we can expect regarding Niceville hurricanes. Hurricanes killed 68 people in the United States in 2021 and caused more than $165 billion in damages in 2022. Experts at Colorado State University and NOAA say we can expect a slightly less active […]
Artful Things In Niceville To Use Open Air Art Day to Raise Money for Phinley’s Phund

This weekend – Artful Things in Niceville will help to raise some of the money needed to create a grant for childhood cancer research.