Jun 8, 2023
Reel in some Florida fun on license-free fishing weekends in June
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) invites Florida residents and visitors to go fishing during two license-free weekends: June 3-4 for saltwater and June 10-11 for freshwater.
Jun 8, 2023
Gina Denny: 35 years of service
Eglin Federal Credit Union is pleased to congratulate Senior Vice President/Chief Human Resources Officer Gina Denny of Fort Walton Beach for her 35 years of service.
Jun 7, 2023
Crestview mayor is a ‘Home Rule Hero’
Crestview Mayor JB Whitten recently received a 2023 Home Rule Hero Award from the Florida League of Cities for his hard work and advocacy efforts during the 2023 state legislative session.
Jun 6, 2023
County honors Special Olympics athletes
Proudly wearing their recently won medals, Special Olympics athletes from Northwest Florida who competed in the Special Olympics Florida State Summer Games were congratulated by the Okaloosa County Commission on June 6.
Jun 6, 2023
Major changes are in store for Live Oak Church Road
Okaloosa County plans to pay a firm about $500,000 to provide construction engineering and inspection services for the roadway portion of the upcoming Live Oak Church Road improvement project.
The County Commission on June 6 approved paying Mott MacDonald Florida LLC, of Pensacola, $498,734 in county half-cent sales tax money for its services.
Jun 6, 2023
Longtime county Water/Sewer Dept. director has died
Okaloosa County Water and Sewer Department Director Jeff Littrell, who led the department for more than 25 years, died on June 5.
Jun 6, 2023
Keep Okaloosa Beautiful tackles litter countywide
Keep Okaloosa Beautiful, which recently hosted a popular document-shredding event at the Crestview Library, plans to remove litter from several areas of the Hub City later this year.
Jun 6, 2023
County to hike ambulance service fees
The cost of being driven in an Okaloosa County ambulance to a hospital is going up this fall.
To help meet rising costs of staffing and medical supplies, the county plans to implement a 2.5% ambulance service fee increase for each of the next three fiscal years.
Jun 2, 2023
State Rep. Rudman sheds tears, shares passion to serve
LAUREL HILL – During the June 1 City Council meeting, freshman District 3 state Rep. Joel Rudman, R-Navarre, broke down in tears after summarizing his first legislative session.
Jun 2, 2023
Art museum shares the majesty of Walter Anderson
“Some walk on the Earth, others on water, still others need clouds to walk on.”
— Walter Inglis Anderson













