Category: government

LAUREL HILL — The City Council has deferred action on a proposed resolution defining the annexation procedure until after a Jan. 7, 2016, workshop.
The issue of having a set of rules governing how …

CHIPLEY – The southbound outside lane of State Road 85, just north of Range Road 232 will be temporarily closed from 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6 to 6 a.m. Monday, Dec. 7 as crews work in the shoulder area.…

CHIPLEY — Drivers will encounter traffic disruptions on the following state roads in Okaloosa and Walton counties as crews perform construction activities. 
All activities are weather dependent and…

CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is now Northwest Florida's first, and only, law enforcement agency awarded National Accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforceme…

CRESTVIEW — City Councilman JB Whitten’s next informal town hall meeting will offer residents an opportunity to discuss transportation issues.
Crestview Public Works Director Wayne Steele and city …

CHIPLEY — Drivers traveling north on State Road 293 (Mid-Bay Bridge) in Okaloosa County will encounter intermittent closures this week.
Crews will perform a routine inspection on the bridge from 9 …

Are traffic impact fees "just part of doing business," or are they a barrier to attracting businesses to Crestview?
The City Council needs to decide before the end of the year.
CRESTVIEW — The c…

CRESTVIEW — Loved ones are mourning the loss of a former Crestview councilwoman, real estate agent and Shalimar’s first female mayor.
Kathleen Bowman — who died Nov. 24 at 88 years old — served on …

GAINESVILLE — Crestview area land owners may be eligible for assistance with grasslands, wetlands or working lands protection.
Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack said that $350 million is available…

Dear editor,
What are the opinions of Crestview, Okaloosa and Florida toward the refugees from the Mideast being relocated here? 
I know Gov. Rick Scott is among those who say they will not allow…