Tag: okaloosa county
Fort Walton Beach craft brewery to receive $50,000 taxpayer incentive for...
A Fort Walton Beach craft brewery that has requested to remain unnamed will get nearly $50,000 in county and city taxpayer-funded incentives for its local expansion.
County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday...
Hurlburt squadron named best in Department of Defense
The Department of Defense named the 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron the 2015 winner of the Phoenix Award for Maintenance Excellence, during this...
Amid controversy, Air Force to limit training operations in state forests
The U.S. Air Force, amid controversy and public outcry, has decided to significantly scale back its proposal to use state forests in Northwest Florida for special...
Okaloosa County and Eglin AFB deploy “Concrete to Reefs” project
The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners and Tourist Development Department, in conjunction with Eglin Air Force Base, is moving forward with deploying 2,000...
Gulf Coast lifeguard season ends this month
With the arrival of the fall season and cooler weather, lifeguard season is ending on area beaches and will wrap up at the end of this month along...
On America’s largest base, patrols balance public access and security
Amid the hundreds of thousands of acres of longleaf pine forest and wide open ranges of the Eglin Air Force Base reservation, range police...
Black mold may cause Okaloosa Courthouse to relocate
There is growing concern over a mold infestation and air quality issues at the Okaloosa County courthouse in Crestview.
County judges and employees of the courthouse have...
Deputy Shot and Killed in Okaloosa County
An Okaloosa County deputy who was shot multiple times by a suspect in Shalimar this morning has died at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, according...
Okaloosa County celebrates opening of Administration Complex
Some might say it took a century to get to this point, but one of Okaloosa County's largest projects in its 100-year history is...
Eglin Air Force Base goes digital for recreational access
Beginning next week, people who use Eglin to get closer to nature will have an easier path to get their outdoor fix.
A new web-based...
