CRESTVIEW — With a 3-2 vote, the City Council approved paying the expenses for any interested council member to attend the Florida League of Cities conference in Hollywood. The potential $2,000 per m…
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Council OKs resolutions to advance community development grant application
LAUREL HILL — The City Council has unanimously passed four resolutions to improve the city's chances of receiving a $600,000 grant for road improvements.
Okaloosa schools benefit from budget
Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton county schools received nearly $440 million in total Florida Education Finance Program dollars, with each county’s percentage increase being above the state average.
Commissioner, circuit court clerk and school board forums scheduled
The Okaloosa County Republican Executive Committee and the Northwest Florida Daily News will present a political forums series featuring Northwest Florida candidates.
Northwest Florida projects get priority in budget
Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, which last year took on sole responsibility of mental health crisis management in Okaloosa County, has received $1 million from the state to bolster its crisis stabi…
County commissioners weigh in on proposed sales tax hike
FORT WALTON BEACH — County commissioners will discuss a proposal to increase the local sales tax during their June 17 meeting in Fort Walton Beach.
Crisis care survives state budget cuts
State Senate President Don Gaetz sought unsuccessfully last year to obtain money for local crisis care. But this year, he got it.
Commission OKs permanent, in-house beach cleaning
Okaloosa County commissioners have voted to make beach cleaning a permanent in-house service.
More than 800 Okaloosa residents register for FEMA aid
FEMA's Disaster Recovery Centers, which assist Northwest Florida residents with flood-related claims, have received plenty of activity, according to officials.
'Boil water' advisory issued for south Crestview
CRESTVIEW — A broken water main Thursday afternoon has led to a "boil water" advisory being issued by the city water department for any customer that lost water service during the outage.