Feb 22, 2013
State surprises county with PJ Adams Parkway improvements
CRESTVIEW — A "safety-improvement project" for P.J. Adams Parkway will begin to address the road's notorious congestion sooner than expected, Okaloosa County Public Works officials have announced.
Feb 22, 2013
State subpoenas Harris, Amunds and Zimmerman about TDC funds
The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee has issued subpoenas for two Okaloosa County commissioners and the president of The Zimmerman Agency to appear at its March 4 meeting in Tallahassee.
Feb 22, 2013
MEET THE CANDIDATES: 2 challenge Crestview council incumbent
Editor's Note: Voters of municipal elections on March 12 will decide several positions in Crestview and Laurel Hill city governments.
To help readers make informed decisions at the polls, the News B…
Feb 21, 2013
Commissioners reject Curry’s resignation; Dowd survives vote
FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa County Administrator Jim Curry and County Attorney John Dowd still had their jobs on Wednesday.
Feb 21, 2013
Broxson withdraws Blackwater River State Forest drilling bill
State Rep. Doug Broxson blamed “misinformation” Wednesday for forcing him to withdraw a bill proposing to open the Blackwater River State Forest to oil and natural gas exploration.
Feb 21, 2013
Okaloosa lays out plans to recoup Bellinger theft losses (DOCUMENTS)
Okaloosa County hopes to recoup the money Mark Bellinger used to buy his home in Destin some time in March.
Feb 20, 2013
The Kohs make Samford dean's list
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Jung-Hyun Koh and Taylor R. Koh, senior nursing majors from Crestview, have been named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala.
Feb 19, 2013
Court sides with county over Shalimar courthouse annex
Okaloosa County has been vindicated in its assertion that it never abandoned its courthouse annex in Shalimar.
Feb 19, 2013
Chinnaswamy on Oxford merit list
ATLANTA — Joshua Chinnaswamy, of Crestview, was named on the fall semester's merit list at Oxford College, the two-year liberal arts division of Emory University in Oxford, Ga.
Feb 19, 2013
Volunteers sought for Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County’s Department of Growth Management seeks volunteer consumer representatives for the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.