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Nov 10, 2022
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Okaloosa County 2022 community survey opens to all residents

Okaloosa County has opened the comprehensive quality of life survey, previously offered to randomly selected residents living in unincorporated areas of the county, to all residents living in Okaloosa County. The open participation survey can be found at https://polco.us/okaloosa22op and runs November 1 – 15, 2022.
Nov 10, 2022
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On duty code enforcement officer arrested

Walton County – An on-duty Walton County Code Compliance Officer is arrested for violating an injunction for protection against stalking.

On Saturday, Nov. 5, Walton County Sheriff’s Office arrested code compliance officer, Thomas Brennan after he was found to be actively violating an injunction in place since March of this year.

Nov 8, 2022
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2022 election results are in

The results are in for Okaloosa County’s 2022 general election.
Nov 8, 2022

Closer look at honoring veterans

What is the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day?
Nov 8, 2022
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Florida Department of Health addresses Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) in Florida

The Florida Department of Health is monitoring an above average number of cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Florida communities. This common respiratory virus may cause a higher number of pediatric emergency department visits compared to previous years.
Nov 3, 2022
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With legislative session two months out, medical examiner’s services hope to solidify facility plan

The question of where a new medical examiner’s facility will go is still in limbo, as is the question of what it will look like. On Oct. 26, District One Medical Examiner’s Services (DOMES) held their monthly meeting to discuss different options for a new facility as well as their strategy of when they should have a plan in place.
Nov 3, 2022

City streets asphalt resurfacing

The City of Crestview Public Works Department has announced that portions of the following streets will be resurfaced: Hathaway Street, E Walnut Ave., Benjamin St., Panama Dr., Columbia Ln., W. Cobb Ave., Long Drive, N. Wilson St., and Cypress Ave.
Nov 3, 2022
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FWC shoal bass conservation efforts proving to be a success

Shoal Bass recovery efforts continue trending in the right direction.

In May of this year, biologists from the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute and the Division of Freshwater Fisheries Management released 3,300 1 to 2-inch genetically pure, hatchery-spawned fingerlings into the Chipola River. Those Shoal Bass were spawned at the Blackwater Fisheries Research and Development Center in Holt after two failed attempts.

Homeless man arrested for stabbing
Nov 2, 2022

Homeless man arrested in Crestview for stabbing

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a stabbing that left an area hiker with life-threatening injuries Tuesday evening.
Nov 1, 2022

City turns down annexation request

An ordinance that the City Council declined to move to action last month was back on the agenda for the meeting on Oct. 24.

A developer, The Grand Reserve Columbus LLC, out of Phenix City, Ala., appeared before the council seeking annexation and a change to the land development code for 13 acres located at 2909 Airport Rd.

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