Okaloosa County is slowly but surely recovering its financial losses from the fraud scheme concocted by former tourism head Mark Bellinger.
Category: politics
Crestview CRA board approves 1920s building renovation extension
CRESTVIEW — Renovation of a 1920s Main Street commercial building temporarily halted upon the discovery of cracks in the building's façade and foundation.
Okaloosa driving testing ends for Crestview location
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Okaloosa County Tax Collector’s Office is centralizing driving tests for new driver licenses to its Niceville branch, 506 Highway 85 N., effective immediately.
Board selects county administrator finalists; meet and greet planned
Five men from across the South are in the running to be Okaloosa County’s next administrator. The final selection is expected in early April.
Bellinger’s house finally sells (DOCUMENT)
Okaloosa County officials are closer to recovering some of the cash from former tourism director Mark Bellinger’s illegal purchase of a four-bedroom house Destin.
$92K fire truck addition ensures all NOFD stations have protection
CRESTVIEW — North Okaloosa Fire District firefighters swarmed over the agency's newest fire truck Wednesday afternoon.
Campaign finances no factor in political success
CRESTVIEW — Having a bigger campaign fund than opponents in this year’s municipal elections didn’t guarantee incumbents more votes.
Additional downtown parking lot opens
CRESTVIEW — A downtown parking lot on Wilson Street hasn’t attracted many users since its Feb. 25 ribbon-cutting, but city officials think that will change as word spreads that the car park is availa…
Defeated candidates vow to remain involved in their communities
CRESTVIEW — When the new City Council convenes April 1, three of the five members on the dais will be new.
Crestview councilman questions Relay, other nonprofit support
CRESTVIEW — Though the City Council agreed to provide logistical support for the April 26 and 27 Relay for Life, some city leaders have expressed concern that spending more than $1,000 at a time when…