The Crestview Planning and Development Board voted Aug. 3 to recommend that the City Council approve a rezoning request for a nearly 37-acre lot that will be home to 72 new single-family homes.
The Okaloosa County School Board approved several additions to the student code of conduct that will affect elementary, middle and high school students across the county.
For the first time in more than two decades, the Okaloosa County School District will not have to publish a notice of a proposed property tax increase. School officials say that isn’t necessarily tax relief, just a byproduct of what is actually going on.
Tropical Depression 2 is inching toward the northern Gulf Coast early Monday, with forecasters at the National Weather Service saying the storm could be upgraded to tropical storm status by late afternoon.
Okaloosa County students report to class on August 11. Which means the time is now to get the supplies your students need to hit the ground running for a successful school year.
Okaloosa County commissioners approved three utility and public safety rate changes July 14, including a new sewer-only rate multiplier, an increased fire assessment for the county-run Dorcas Fire District and EMS rate increases through 2029.
Okaloosa County commissioners agreed unanimously July 14 to pursue an idea that could fix a looming problem: what to do if voters agree to expand homestead tax exemptions in November and blow a hole in the county’s revenue.
A November ballot measure that could eliminate property taxes on homesteaded property would cost the city of Crestview roughly $3.8 million, or about 30% of its property tax revenue, city staff told the City Council during a budget workshop July 15.
Okaloosa County commissioners began budget season July 7 by reviewing a proposed $769 million budget that would keep property tax rates unchanged for the 10th consecutive year. County leaders, however, warned that a November ballot measure could significantly affect future budgets.
