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By Carolyn Newcomer Ketchel Okaloosa County, in partnership with Waste Management—the largest recycler in North America—is committed to recycling. Items like cardboard, cereal boxes and...

By Carolyn Newcomer Ketchel On Nov. 2, 2024 at 1 p.m. at the Beal Memorial Cemetery (316 Beal Pkwy. NW, FWB), over 35 clergy and...

The National Weather Service (NWS) has recently renewed Okaloosa County’s StormReady status, a designation that acknowledges the county’s emergency preparedness through robust communications infrastructure...

By Carolyn Newcomer Ketchel, Okaloosa County Commissioner, District 2 Background The Okaloosa County Fairgrounds, located behind the Courthouse on Lewis Turner Boulevard, was originally owned and operated...

By Carolyn Newcomer Ketchel, Okaloosa County Commissioner, District 2 Okaloosa County continues to lead with conservative fiscal leadership. Blessedly, we did not have a hurricane...