Category: government

CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Housing Authority's Section 8 waiting list will open soon for area residents interested in applying for subsidized housing.
Applications will be available at the front des…

LAUREL HILL — The City Council has finalized an application for a $600,000 development grant.
The application requires the city to map out projects it would use funds toward if the grant were award…

LAUREL HILL — The City Council will meet 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at city hall, 8209 Highway 85 N., Laurel Hill,
Here is the meeting's agenda.
1. Call to order
2. New business:
a. Resolution 2017-01, Co…

LAUREL HILL — Tensions arose regarding water rates, communication, resident concerns and a local scholarship during a Thursday evening City Council meeting that lasted several hours.
WATER FEE QUES…

CRESTVIEW — The City Council held a workshop Monday evening to direct multiple initiatives of the growth management department.
Crestview failed to include a state provision defining unsafe structu…

CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County legalized ownership of backyard hens in 2015, but regulations have made it difficult for some residents to keep chickens on their property.
Jessica King is one of those …

CRESTVIEW — The City Council will meet 5:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at city hall, 198 Wilson St. N.

Here is the meeting's agenda.

Revised 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Open Workshop 4. Publi…

CRESTVIEW — Businessman Quint Studer has invested millions of dollars in the Pensacola community; his Studer Community Institute aims to increase the area’s quality of life. Now, he’s turned his atte…

LAUREL HILL — Renovations and redevelopment to Laurel Hill’s Gene Clary Park are a step closer following Thursday’s city council meeting.
The park was previously approved for a $50,000 grant from t…

LAUREL HILL — The City Council will meet 6 p.m. Jan. 19 at city hall, 8209 Highway 85 N. 
Here is the meeting's agenda.
1. New business:
A. Citizen Advisory Task Force to address the council wi…