FORT WALTON BEACH — The Okaloosa County Republican Executive Committee's seminar, “How to Fight the Tragedy of Common Core,” is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Ramada Plaza Beach Resort, 1500 Miracle…
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Okaloosa-Walton Transportation Planning Organization to meet Oct. 8
DESTIN — The Okaloosa-Walton Transportation Planning Organization will meet Oct. 8 at the Destin City Hall Annex, 4100 Indian Bayou Trail.
The TPO will meet at 3 p.m. The Citizens’ and Technical Co…
Doug Faircloth appointed to City Council seat
CRESTVIEW — Lifelong resident Doug Faircloth was selected Tuesday night to fill the City Council seat vacated in August by Mickey Rytman.
Faircloth was unanimously voted to the dais following a thr…
Okaloosa County Commission votes to raze, rebuild Crestview courthouse
CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa County Board of Commissioners today voted 4-1 to raze the Crestview courthouse and rebuild a new facility on the same site within two years.
Commissioner Trey Goodwin of Di…
Current prefiled candidates for Okaloosa offices announced
CRESTVIEW — Pre-filed candidates for the 2016 primary are as follows:
●Clerk of the circuit court and comptroller:
JD Peacock, Shalimar
●Sheriff : Larry Ashley, Shalimar
●Tax collector: Ben A…
Laurel Hill considering official website
LAUREL HILL — It’s about time Okaloosa County’s northernmost municipality joins other cities in having an official website, City Councilman Scott Moneypenny says.
“There’s no denying the internet h…
Retired shipping container may become Crestview stage
CRESTVIEW — When festivals take place downtown, the sponsoring organization — often the city — sometimes must rent portable staging.
That might soon change.
Community Redevelopment Agency and Mai…
10 apply for vacant Crestview City Council seat
CRESTVIEW – Ten candidates have submitted applications to fill the remainder of resigned City Councilman Mickey Rytman’s term of office, which ends in March 2017.
Among applicants are former City C…
County court may temporarily relocate to Warriors Hall
CRESTVIEW — With the Okaloosa County courthouse about to be closed indefinitely for mold mitigation, Mayor David Cadle asked for a City Council consensus to allow court to be held at Warriors Hall du…
Crestview millage, budget barely pass City Council
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview City Council came close Monday night to resorting to the rollback millage rate when the body deadlocked 2-2 on passing the previously approved 6.9466 millage.
But after di…