Jeff Peters, who served for about 17 years as the recreation director for the city of Fort Walton Beach before becoming its city manager in 2022, is expected to start working as the director of the Okaloosa County Facility and Parks Maintenance Department in early February.
After serving for more than 10 years as the Okaloosa County clerk of the circuit court and comptroller, newly retired J.D. Peacock received a warm sendoff at Tuesday’s County Commission meeting.
A recent inspection of the decades-old metal roof on the Okaloosa County-owned Baker Block Museum revealed various problems, such as a tarp acting as a waterproofing measure, widespread rusting, backed-out and missing fasteners, deteriorated sealant, and holes in the brick around gutters.
Okaloosa County residents and other members of the public now have an interactive tool that shows who has the authority to maintain a particular roadway within the county.
Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas – Tiffany Zaloudek became the first female survival, evasion, resistance, escape specialist to earn the rank of chief master sergeant, the highest enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force, Nov 1.
Paul Bailey, an attorney who works for the Welton Law Firm in Crestview, has been appointed to the University of West Florida Board of Trustees by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
As part of their commitment to enhancing transparency and communication with Crestview residents, city officials invite all community members to participate in the city’s annual communications survey.
Florida Power and Light (FPL) has announced new rates are on the horizon for customers. The company, which supplies much of the electricity to homes and businesses in northwest Florida, plans to file a formal request to set new rates once its current base rate agreement concludes at the end of 2025. The agreement is with the Florida Public Service Commission.
In Laurel Hill’s March 11 municipal election, incumbent City Council members Mike Blizzard and Amanda Rosen and candidate Shawn Cogan will compete for one of the two open four-year council seats, while incumbent Mayor Robby Adams will face no opponents and will secure another four-year mayoral term.
