Category: politics

CRESTVIEW — Marie Garcia, the Crestview Public Library's assistant director, will soon drop the “assistant” in her title.
The City Council on Feb. 8  voted 3-1 to offer Garcia the library director …

CRESTVIEW — The City Council has approved four business site development plans, including three sites on Ferdon Boulevard South and one on Ferdon North.
The developments will provide at least three…

LAUREL HILL —The City Council will consider repairing a burned-out generator that previously served one of the city’s two water wells.
Restoring the 60-kilowatt generator would cost $21,250. The ci…

LAUREL HILL — Several council members and a former mayor question Councilman Daniel Lane’s proposal to add vehicle weight restrictions on city streets.
Lane has proposed posting 10 signs at entry p…

CRESTVIEW — City and county officials are considering an agreement that could lead to an east-west connector, taking vehicles off State Road 85.
"Something tripped my trigger about Arena Road,” Oka…

LAUREL HILL — After a 3-2 vote of the City Council, the town may soon have guidelines in place for future purchases and awarding professional contracts.
After consulting with city attorney Dan Camp…

In Florida, you can’t vote in a presidential preference primary unless you are registered with a political party.
Local party leaders urge people to register as a Republican or Democrat before Feb.…

Okaloosa County Commissioners have approved a plan that could more than triple the staff tasked with marketing the area as a top vacation destination.
The board on Tuesday unanimously signed off on…

Mack Busbee, a senior manager at the Okaloosa County Property Appraiser’s Office, is running for property appraiser.
The 53-year-old Republican has been a state-certified general property appraiser…

FORT WALTON BEACH — The Mulligans will provide music during the Okaloosa GOP Reagan Dinner, themed "Voices of Victory."
The event is scheduled for March 12 at the Ramada Plaza Beach Resort, 1500 Mi…