Niceville Children’s Advocacy Center Reopens
The public is invited to attend and celebrate the Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center’s (ECCAC) grand re-opening of its center in Okaloosa County with a ribbon cutting and the official re-naming to the Julie Sacco Porterfield Children’s Advocacy Center, 401 McEwen Drive, Niceville, at 10...
The Rotary Club of Niceville-Valparaiso recognized the top police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians for 2022 from each local department for their outstanding service to our community Feb. 20. The award recipients included: Niceville Fire Department Firefighter of the Year, Fireman Gage Reed; Valparaiso Fire Department Firefighter of...
The new Team Hurlburt Honorary Commanders for 2023-2024 are 1 SOW: Jennifer Conoley, President and CEO, Florida’s Great Northwest; 1 SOW/CCC: Dawn Massey, Principal, Florosa Elementary; 1 SOMDG: April Sutton, Council Member, City of Mary Esther; 1 SOMSG: Colton Wright, Santa Rosa County Commissioner District 5 and owner, The...
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Florida State University is an exciting, challenging scholarly program tailored for adults 50 and older who love to learn in a stress-free environment where there are no tests and no homework. Designed as a member-centered organization, OLLI allows students to expand their...
On a breathtakingly beautiful February day in Seaside, Florida, thousands of runners gathered on February 19th, 2023 to participate in the 21st Annual Seaside School Half Marathon & 5K. This triumphant event not only brought together racers from all over the country, but also created an incredible opportunity to...
The Florida College System Activities Association (FCSAA) announced that Steve DeMeo will be inducted in the Men’s Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2023. DeMeo is the head coach for the Northwest Florida State College Raiders men’s basketball team and will be recognized during...
By Lori Leath Smith
Never wanting to learn the game of golf, local resident Barbara Palmgren found herself doing just that when she ended up marrying Lornie, an avid golf player. So, she found a professional and took lessons. “The most important lesson I learned was that golf is a...
The Air Force Armament Museum Foundation held a reception to honor Okaloosa County’s Vietnam POWs in March at the Air Force Armament Museum 100 Museum Drive.
The event honored all former Vietnam POWs from Okaloosa County who served in the United States Air Force.
All proceeds from the auction benefitted the...
Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Toll Relief Program, signed into law by the Governor in December 2022, concluded its first month of toll relief for Florida’s commuters in January, totaling nearly $37 million in savings for over 1.1 million SunPass customers, with some Floridians saving more than $100...
From Superintendent Marcus Chambers
The U.S. Surgeon General declared youth vaping a national epidemic in 2018. During the 2021-2022 school year, the number of reported vaping incidents in Florida schools nearly doubled from the previous year. In Okaloosa County, where the majority of our students make good choices every day,...
