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.
The preliminary plats for two proposed townhome subdivisions, containing a total of 136 lots, received the Crestview City Council’s approval on Monday.
The Ajax Building Co. has received the green light from the Crestview City Council to start phase 1 of its five-year construction total project management contract with the city.
