Raider Village at Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC) recently celebrated its ribbon-cutting. Raider Village (102 E. College Blvd, Niceville, FL 32578), located on NWFSC’s campus is a dynamic, on-campus community designed to enhance the college experience, and marks a significant step in NWFSC’s commitment to creating an enriched and...
By Heather Bennett Eye
We’ve all been affected by cancer. Cancer has touched us whether it’s a dear friend, a loved one, or a personal diagnosis. Michele Bailey, founder of Bailey Brigade, and her family were affected in a big way when her husband Scott, a father of three, passed...
By Christopher Manson
Embrace Florida Kids is an offshoot of Embrace Alabama Kids, a faith-based organization that has been helping children and families since 1890. Director of Development and Community Relations Ramsey Lawrence has been speaking to churches and civic organizations and spreading the word about the nonprofit’s Florida arm...
Seacoast Collegiate High School (SCHS), Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC) and Wharton-Smith Construction Group recently celebrated the completion of Seacoast Collegiate High School’s new building’s structure and the placement of the final beam at the newly expanded campus in Santa Rosa Beach with a Topping Out Ceremony.
This exciting milestone...
By Sherry Jones
Homelessness. It’s a word we often hear, a situation we see, but one that too many of us avoid truly talking about. For some, it feels distant—an issue for “other people.” But what happens when homelessness isn’t just a statistic, but a reality that hits someone you...
Exercise Reaper Castillo Pathfinds MQ-9 Capabilities in Austere Environments
From 1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs
An MQ-9 Reaper circles above the Melrose Air Force Range in New Mexico, surveying the area below as it prepares to land on a dirt strip. On the ground, the 1st Special Operations Mission Sustainment...
The Okaloosa County Republican Executive Committee (OCREC) has ushered in a new era of leadership by electing Doug Stauffer as its Chairman alongside a slate of other new officers. This marks a significant transition for the organization, with all four Executive Board positions replaced in the recent election.
Doug Stauffer,...
The Florida State Parks Foundation recently joined Florida State Parks, the Friends of Topsail Hill Preserve State Park and a wide variety of community partners to break ground on a state-of-the-art, multimillion dollar Visitor and Nature Center at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park in Northwest Florida.
The center was funded...
Maxwell Diehl and Sophie Broutin, seniors at Niceville High School, have been named the 2025 All Sports Association Scholastic Award winners. This prestigious honor recognizes student-athletes in Okaloosa, Walton and Santa Rosa counties who excel in academics and athletics. Surrounded by peers, family members, school staff and representatives from...
Championship Football Coach, Urban Meyer, To Inspire All
The All Sports Association will host its 56th Annual Awards Banquet on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, from 5:30-10 p.m. at Northwest Florida State College. A key event for the association, the event honors outstanding athletes and people who have significantly contributed to...
