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2019 News Releases

July 9

• EMS Earns Recognition for Life-Saving Efforts. 

June 21

• Beach Safety Announces Junior Lifeguard Camp

June 11

• Okaloosa County Commissioner to Host Town Hall

May 28

• Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners to Hold Executive Session Concerning Case involving Medical Examiner

May 20

• Lionfish Tournament Brings in Record Number of Fish

May 15

• Water and Sewer Announces Online Bill Pay
• Silver Airways Inaugural Flight
• Lionfish Tournament Kicks Off This Weekend! 

May 1

• Mosquito Spraying Patterns for 2019

• Executive Session planned for Medical Examiner Situation. 

April 27

• Triumph Gulf Coast to Meet in Shalimar

April 26

• Emerald Coast Open to award $10,000 cash prize in Lionfish Tournament. 

April 12

• Okaloosa County Employee Named 'Community Partner of the Year' by Guardian Ad Litem. 
• Transit Lines Down, Alternate Number Named

April 1

• TDD to deploy artificial reefs beginning 4/2/19

March 22

• Bypass Project Moves Forward - Other Developments at 1/2 Cent Surtax Meeting

March 1

• County Searches for members to join Crab Island Regulatory Committee

February 28

• Half Cent Advisory Committee Recommends Allocation of First Funds toward Crestview Bypass

February 26

•  Bridge-to-Bridge Bikepath Initiative Gains Financial Support from local businessman. 

February 15

• Sewage Spill into Gap Creek larger than previously estimated

February 13

• Crash Involving EMS Ambulance sends two County Employees to the Hospital

January 24

• Agriculture Extension Celebrates National Peanut Butter Day by Giving the Treat to Food Banks

January 19

• Alabama Man Arrested After Allegedly Assaulting Okalooosa County Commissioner

January 15

• Airline Announces New Flights to Omaha, Tulsa

January 8

• EMS Response to Mid-Bay Bridge Closure

January 3

• Commissioners to Hold Executive Session Regarding Medical Examiner

2018 News Releases

December 19

• Commissioners Windes and Goodwin named Chairman, Vice Chairman
• Airport Announces New Flight to Chicago

December 18

• 911 Operations Centers to Merge with Sheriff's Office Center.
• Transit Contract with MV Transit Signed by BCC

December 17

• Commissioner Earns Prestigious Local Award

December 12

• Commissioner Fountain Named to Governor-Elect Public Safety Transition Team
• Baker Arena to Close Temporarily

December 10

• Beach Accessways Open With Ribbon Cutting. 

December 5

• Operation Santa Boat Receives Sizable Gift Donations

November 30

• Airport Announces Holiday Musical Performance Schedule

October 19

• Okaloosa Libraries Extend Fee-Free Service to Hurricane Evacuees

October 17

• Okaloosa County’s Consolidated Project List for the Infrastructure Local Option Surtax

October 14

• A Boatload Of Help For Our Friends To The East

October 11

• Post Hurricane Michael Recovery

October 8

• Airports to Close

• Michael Update 1315. 

• Cancellation of Wednesday Special Meeting

• County to host emergency meeting

October 2

• Okaloosa County to Host Special Meeting Workshop Regarding the Half Cent Sales Tax

September 25

• Okaloosa County Hires Transit Manager

September 19

• Coffee With The Commissioners to Take Place at Local Brew Spot
• Airline Announces New Flight to Chicago
• Water and Sewer Phone Payment Service to be Interrupted 

September 18

• Okaloosa County BCC Passes Inspector General Suprise Audit

September 12

• Tractor-Trailer Crash Causes Significant Delays on SR 20

August 28

• Commissioner Inducted into Women's Hall of Fame

August 15

• TDD to lead beach cleanup effort in mid-September. 

August 15

• VPS to host Medal of Honor family as they travel for ceremony in Washington DC

August 2

• Sewage Spill from Okaloosa Pump Station Affects Choctawhatchee Bay near Veteran’s Park

July 31

• Sewage Spill from Okaloosa Pump Station Affects Choctawhatchee Bay near Veteran’s Park

July 24

• Incident at Bob Sikes Airport

July 14

• Airports Department wins an award for Gen. Leroy Manor Air Traffic Control Tower at Destin Executive Airport

July 12

• PreCheck Enrollment Returns to VPS

July 10

• Boil Water Notice Recission

July 9

• Water Main Break At Jail 
• Incident at Airport

July 3

• Okaloosa County Water and Sewer Phone Payment System Briefly Interrupted June 22-25

June 18

• Okaloosa County Water and Sewer Phone Payment System Briefly Interrupted June 22-25

June 14

• Customer Service Department Closes Temporarily for Team-Building Exercise

June 12

• Okaloosa County Water and Sewer Opens Newly Remodled Bill Pay Center

June 11

• 911 Service to 2 Dozen Customers Landlines Temporarily Down

June 6

• Allegiant Airlines Announces Summer Sales Flights

May 29

• Okaloosa County Under State of Emergency

May 25

• OCWS Closure

May 24

• Invest 90L Storm Update 05.24.18
• EMS Hosts 'Stop the Bleed' Event for Students

May 22

• Public Safety Director Annoucnes his Resignation
• Roadway named in honor of Judge T. Patterson Maney

May 17

• Okaloosa County closes roads near Mid-Bay Bridge to relieve neighborhood road congestion.
• Attached Map Concerning Road Closure

May 16

• Boil Water Notice Issued for Airport After Water Main Break

May 14

• Monitoring a weak low-pressure system in the eastern Gulf of Mexico

May 8

• County Set for Medical Re-Accreditation

May 4

• New Flight From DC Welcomed to the Emerald Coast
• Corrections Department Names It's Employees of the Year

May 2

• New Carry-On Checks Aim to Enhance Security at VPS

April 30

• New Flight to Washington D.C. to land at VPS this week.

April 25

• County Hosts Estuary Workshop

April 24

• Motor Vehicle Accident Involves County Bus, Sends Eight to Hospital
• County Celebrates Local Olympic Medal Winner
• Libraries to Close for Training

April 23

• Commissioner, Department of Public Safety Tour Tornado Damage
• Estuary Workshop Planned
• Road Delays Announced
• National Weather Service to Observe Damage in Fort Walton Beach

April 19

• US News and World Report Names Destin Among Best Family Vacations

April 18

• Board of County Commissioners Chairman to Honor Local Olympian

April 12

• County Commissioner inspects Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades
• County 911 names their Communications Technician of the Year

April 11

• County Commissioner to inspect Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades

April 10

• County Department of Public Safety Hosts Hurricane Evacuation Workshop
• Communications Technicians Awarded for Calm Response to 911 Calls.

April 9

• Library Cooperative to co-host Technology Training for Seniors

April 4

• Commissioners may attend training exercise.
• Commissioners mark the beginning of Child Abuse Awareness Month with proclamation.

April 2

• Fishing Expedition Nets New Residents for Airport Visitors' Center

March 30

• Okaloosa EMS responds to Gas Line Break
• Double Red flags fly above Okaloosa Beaches
• Baker Arena closes covered arena to prepare for Old Spanish Trail Rodeo
• Southern Living names Destin the South's third-best beach
• Water and Sewer phone payments down April 13-16.

March 28

• Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport Practices Emergency Response
• Commissioner Gives Keynote at Social Worker Luncheon

March 27

• County Public Works Department prepares for Summer congestion issues
• Airport Prepares for Emergencies with Full Scale Drill

March 26

• County Begins Mosquito Control Operations
• County Commissioners Honor Social Workers

March 23

• Former County Commissioner and Korean Conflict Veteran Honored by Current Commission
• Public Safety Director Named to Governor's Committee

March 12

• Okaloosa County Water and Sewer online bill pay down for external security breach

March 8

• OKALOOSA COUNTY WATER AND SEWER ONLINE BILL PAY SERVICE IS DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

March 6

• Lifeguards Patrolling Okaloosa County Beaches Begins March 9

 

2017 News Releases
 

November 9

• Four homes test positive for trace lead, county believes causes is older interior plumbing, is monitoring

October 2

• The Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative is turning 20, and to celebrate, they're going to make someone a winner!
• Your passport to win big from the Okaloosa County Public Library Cooperative

August 30

• White Point Road/Lakeshore Drive Road Blockage Scheduled for 9/2 cancelled
• Okaloosa County to fly double red flags 8/30 into 8/31
• Okaloosa Visitors' Center to be closed on 9/4 for repairs

August 24

• Okaloosa Public Workshop to be rescheduled for Senator Evers' memorial service. 

July 22

• Commissioner Windes to host Town Hall Discussing Traffic near Mid-Bay Bridge

July 7

• Okaloosa County to hold Executive Session on July 11

April 20

• Okaloosa County Board Hires Rob Brown as PIO
• Okaloosa County Mosquito Control Scheduled Begins

 

April 19

• Okaloosa County Board of County Commission Special Meeting

March 27

• Rescission of Precautionary Boil Water Notice Affecting Some Customers - Bonita Ave. Okaloosa Island

March 16

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March 14

• Okaloosa County Water & Sewer - Precautionary Boil Water Notice Affecting Some Customers

March 14

• Okaloosa County Cold Weather Shelter Advisory - North County, Crestview Area

March 10

• Okaloosa County Water & Sewer Customer Service Department Temporary Closure (VPS)

March 6

• TSA Pre✓® and Temporary Enrollment Center to Open at The Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)

March 1

• Lifeguards Patrolling Okaloosa County Beaches Begins March 6

February 28

• Stefan W. Vaughn Appointed to the Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission

February 24

• Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners Offers Sincere Condolences to Valparaiso Mayor Bruce Arnold’s Family

• FEMA Issues Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) & Flood Insurance Study (FIS) Report for Okaloosa Reflecting Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations

• Okaloosa County Water & Sewer Online Payment System & Phone System Briefly Interrupted March 10-13

February 14

• Special Meeting - RFP 81-16 for Solid Waste and Recyclables Collection, Transfer and Processing/Disposal

February 14

• Volunteers Sought for Okaloosa Co. Trade Industry Boards

February 7

• Businesses Poised to Capitalize on Innovative Digital Ad Program that Engages Travelers Passing through Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)

February 7

• Meet & Greet scheduled for new Mary Esther City Manager, Taylor Brown

January 27

• Okaloosa County Website Will Be Down for Maintenance - Saturday, February 4, 2017 - 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

January 26

• 2016 Passengers at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport Reach All-Time High

January 19

• Okaloosa County Legislative Delegation Set Public Hearing

January 3

• SOMETHING BIG IS COMING TO VPS - Join us for some Exciting News and the Chance to Win!

 

2016 News Releases

 

December 1

• Okaloosa County Airports - Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) Sounds of the Holidays Musical Performance Schedule

November 28

• Update: Health Advisory Rescinded for Lake Vivian and Choctawhatchee Bay - Shalimar

November 22

• Update: Sewage Spill with Health Advisory – Shalimar

November 21

• Sewage Spill with Health Advisory - Shalimar

November 15

• Ross Marler Park Closing - Thursday Morning, November 17, 2016