According to a startling finding from the planning firm conducting the North Okaloosa Planning Study, the county’s existing future land use and zoning rules for the study area “provide for 129,535 dwelling units, supporting a population of 351,039 residents” by 2050.
Okaloosa County’s “SR 85 Crestview Evening Relief project,” which aims to increase vehicle capacity on an often-clogged stretch of State Road 85, is a small but vital piece of a much larger planned highway-widening initiative.
A multi-million dollar traffic management center might be ready to be built in Niceville next year, according to Okaloosa County Public Works Director Jason Autrey.
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) — Air Force Reservists in space-related career fields interested in volunteering for the U.S. Space Force in a fulltime capacity can expect the application window to open June 1–Nov. 30, 2024.
Visitors to the Dairy Acres of Baker U-pick blueberry patch have plucked about 5,000 pounds of berries since it opened for the season in late May, says Grant Kampa.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) has fired Deputy Eddie Duran following the completion of an administrative internal affairs investigation into the death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson on May 3. The sheriff’s office said in a press release Friday that it’s administrative investigation determined the deputy’s use of deadly force was not objectively reasonable, and therefore violated agency policy.
The “absolute best time” for people to prepare themselves, their loved ones and their properties for potential hurricanes and tropical storms is when blue skies are present, says Okaloosa County Director of Public Safety Pat Maddox.
