Category: politics

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…

CRESTVIEW — Future water supply, which has been discussed in Okaloosa County since the 1990s, is becoming more of a reality with the recent purchase of land surrounding the Shoal River.
The county …

CRESTVIEW — Bob Sikes Airport has pre-permitted buildings sites, up-to-date infrastructure and an 8,000-foot runway.
It just lacks easy access.
But that is about to change, Okaloosa County interi…

FORT WALTON BEACH — The Okaloosa Tax Collector Ben Anderson says a payment discount of 4 percent is available for Okaloosa County property tax payers in November.
Anderson said taxpayers saved $6.1…

CRESTVIEW — The City Council has rejected a Main Street business owner's request to replace parallel parking spots in front of his business with diagonal parking.
Hub City Smokehouse owner Mike Car…

SHALIMAR — The Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners has set an executive session to discuss ongoing litigation.
The session — about 8 a.m. Nov. 17 at the  Okaloosa County Administrative Building,…

CRESTVIEW — The City Council, sitting as the Community Redevelopment Agency Board, unanimously approved a maximum of $1,000 to hire a legal adviser to check the agency’s compliance with state regulat…