Category: county

CRESTVIEW — The City Council has unanimously approved an interlocal agreement with the Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners to replace the county courthouse.
Fire Chief Joe Traylor had approved t…

CRESTVIEW — Meeting for the first time in 2016, the Crestview City Council rapidly worked its way through a relatively short agenda.
During the Monday evening meeting, city leaders:
• Distributed…

OKALOOSA ISLAND — A candidate forum for the Florida House of Representatives, District 4, is set for 6-7:30 p.m., Jan. 20, in El Matador condo's Fiesta Room, 909 Santa Rosa Blvd., on Okaloosa Island.…

LAUREL HILL — Technology or web design students at Laurel Hill School or Northwest Florida State College may get the opportunity to design the city's official website.
Councilman Travis Dewrell sug…

Are Crestview's business codes outdated and vague? One business owner says they are. City officials say they aim to assure codes are evenly enforced, but agree they need updating

CRESTVIEW — The City Council has unanimously agreed to extend the city’s traffic fee waiver four months to allow a required traffic study to be completed.
But City Councilman Bill Cox said that’s e…

CRESTVIEW — The public Monday night got a good look at several façade renderings that led to the stately, six-columned design accepted by the Historical Preservation Board for the new Okaloosa County…

CRESTVIEW — A quick between-meetings discussion in the city council chamber resolved a potential sticking point in an interlocal agreement between the city and the county to expedite replacing the Ok…

CRESTVIEW — The Southern Rail Commission may expand membership eastward as Amtrak considers restoring Gulf Coast passenger rail service between New Orleans and Jacksonville.
Crestview Mayor David C…

LAUREL HILL — The City Council has deferred action on a proposed resolution defining the procedure for annexation into the city until after a Jan. 7, 2016, workshop.
The issue of having a prescribe…