Feb 12, 2016
County Administrator to speak at Okaloosa GOP meeting
FORT WALTON BEACH — County Administrator John Hofstad will speak at the next Okaloosa County Republican Club meeting.
He will brief attendees on the upcoming budget process, competing budget needs,…
Feb 10, 2016
Okaloosa property tax collector's early-payment discount ends soon
FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa Tax Collector Ben Anderson says an early-payment discount of 1 percent is available for Okaloosa County property tax payers. But it won't last long.
Monday, Feb. 29 is…
Feb 9, 2016
Crestview approves developing plans for $300K utility work
CRESTVIEW — Preparing engineering plans for an estimated $300,000 project to move city-owned utility lines out of the way of the P.J. Adams Parkway widening project received unanimous City Council ap…
Feb 9, 2016
New Crestview library director shares plans, challenges
CRESTVIEW — Marie Garcia, the Crestview Public Library's assistant director, will soon drop the “assistant” in her title.
The City Council on Feb. 8 voted 3-1 to offer Garcia the library director …
Feb 9, 2016
2 Crestview restaurants in development
CRESTVIEW — The City Council has approved four business site development plans, including three sites on Ferdon Boulevard South and one on Ferdon North.
The developments will provide at least three…
Feb 8, 2016
Laurel Hill council mulls generator repair
LAUREL HILL —The City Council will consider repairing a burned-out generator that previously served one of the city’s two water wells.
Restoring the 60-kilowatt generator would cost $21,250. The ci…
Feb 8, 2016
Laurel Hill proposal to limit vehicles' weight gets pushback (VIDEO)
LAUREL HILL — Several council members and a former mayor question Councilman Daniel Lane’s proposal to add vehicle weight restrictions on city streets.
Lane has proposed posting 10 signs at entry p…
Feb 5, 2016
Crestview, county mull agreement to relieve S.R. 85 traffic
CRESTVIEW — City and county officials are considering an agreement that could lead to an east-west connector, taking vehicles off State Road 85.
"Something tripped my trigger about Arena Road,” Oka…
Feb 5, 2016
Laurel Hill considers purchasing code
LAUREL HILL — After a 3-2 vote of the City Council, the town may soon have guidelines in place for future purchases and awarding professional contracts.
After consulting with city attorney Dan Camp…
Feb 4, 2016
Deadline to register for presidential primary looms
In Florida, you can’t vote in a presidential preference primary unless you are registered with a political party.
Local party leaders urge people to register as a Republican or Democrat before Feb.…