A snafu involving a web-service vendor caused headaches for Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton and several other Florida counties when it came time to publicly share Tuesday’s primary election results.
Eglin Air Force Base – Approximately 20 96th Test Wing summer interns completed and presented their final projects covering a range of topics from insects, artificial intelligence, drones and chemotherapy on Aug. 2.
In the primary election, Okaloosa County voters re-elected Paul Mixon to a second term as the District 1 County Commissioner and chose Drew Palmer to serve as the District 5 County Commissioner.
Eric Aden, who was sworn in as Okaloosa County’s sheriff in January 2021 after running unopposed, easily defeated his two fellow Republican challengers to win re-election in this year’s primary election.
The new inductees in the Okaloosa County Women’s Hall of Fame will be presented to the community by the County Commission on the Status of Women. The event will take place at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26 at the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Center.
With Okaloosa County’s approval, a 29.7-acre property that has been used as cropland in Baker could contain a large single-family home neighborhood called “Gator’s Landing.”
The Air Force proved a low-cost, air-delivered method for defeating surface vessels through a QUICKSINK demonstration in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico near Eglin Air Force Base.
