Okaloosa County Commissioner Mel Ponder named president of Northwest Florida State College
NICEVILLE — The Northwest Florida State College board of trustees has announced that Okaloosa County Commissioner Mel Ponder ...
Project “inSPIRE” brings aviation center to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
As part of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement, BP gave Florida thirty billion dollars to help fund economic ...
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$7 million allocated for planning, design of new jail in Okaloosa County
Due to overcrowding at the facility that opened in 1963, plans are underway to build a new one. In an Okaloosa County ...
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Escambia County Sheriff’s Office plans to expand their current Law Enforcement Memorial Plaza
ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons wants to make the county’s current memorial larger for ...
Okaloosa County and CCA Florida partner up to enhance redfish population
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. -- – Destin-Fort Walton Beach and the Coastal Conservation Association Florida released 30,000 juvenile ...
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Northwest Florida has had just 20 female commissioners in the last 100 years
Since Fannie Salmons made history as the first elected female commissioner in Florida and Escambia County in 1924, many women ...
Law enforcement says recouping lost funds at Northwest Florida schools 'won't be easy'
WEAR News spoke with school board members on Friday and shares a history of bookkeeper issues across Northwest Florida ...
Another Florida college taps a former state lawmaker to be its next president
A Republican former state lawmaker in northwest Florida is poised to become the latest in a string of conservative ...
Florida’s abortion rights amendment was opposed in rural and Panhandle counties but supported in Hillsborough and Pinellas
Voters supported Amendment 4 in areas like Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Miami-Dade, Orange, Palm Beach and Pinellas counties.
The Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida continues Childcare Taskforce initiatives
Working with the community, the Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida is continuing to bring together community ...
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No surprises in Northwest Florida’s legislative races
Northwest Florida will once again have an all-Republican legislative delegation, including re-election of the current House ...
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Former Republican Lawmaker Picked to Lead Northwest Florida State College
Ponder holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Florida State University. He currently serves as the association executive for the Emerald Coast Association of Realtors and founder and president of ...