Posted on: December 4, 2023
The Fort Walton Beach Recreation Center is accepting enrollment for winter ballet session with instructor Miss Kate. Classes are $55 per month and are held on Wednesdays. Pre-ballet (ages 3-4) is 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Ballet (ages 5-6) is 4:45 p.m. to 5:15 ...
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Posted on: December 4, 2023
You won't want to miss the 2023 Fort Walton Beach Christmas Parade, which 118 entries this year. The parade will start at 6:30 p.m. from the intersection of Eglin Parkway and First Street and continue north to end at Hughes Street. Please note th...
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Posted on: December 1, 2023
Here is the line up for the City of Fort Walton Beach’s 2023 Christmas Parade Monday night on Eglin Parkway:
FWB Police
1 Choctawhatchee High School AFJROTC
2 FWB City Council & City Staff
3 FWB Library
4 Ft. Walton Beach High School AFJROTC
5 Oka...
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Posted on: November 16, 2023
The City of Fort Walton Beach offices and facilities will have modified hours during the week of Thanksgiving to allow our employees to spend time with their families. Changes to normal operating hours for each office or facility are listed below.
All offi...
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Posted on: November 20, 2023
The Fort Walton Beach Recreation Center will hold a Kids Night Out event on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
The event is for children in grades 1st through 5th, and will feature arts and crafts, games, music, dancing, cookie decorating, hot...
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Posted on: November 6, 2023
Our schedule for trash, yard waste, and recyclable pick up will be modified during the upcoming Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day holidays. Please note the changes that may affect your regular schedule for collection of these items. We thank you...
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Posted on: November 13, 2023
The Fort Walton Beach Police Department will be holding its 4th Annual Winter Wonderland event Dec. 8-9, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Fort Walton Beach Fairgrounds. Come take a tour of our Winter Wonderland village of Christmas houses, each one constructe...
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Posted on: November 22, 2023
Did you know that the City of Fort Walton Beach manages two cemeteries within its city limits?
The largest is the 40-acre Beal Memorial Cemetery. The cemetery is named after Dr. James Beal (1861-1945). Born in Ohio, Beal founded the Scio (Ohio) College of...
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Posted on: November 16, 2023
The City of Fort Walton Beach is proud to have the Fort Walton Beach Police Department and the Fort Walton Beach Public Library representing the city in the Junior League of the Emerald Coast’s annual Child Clothing Project.
The project provides clothing t...
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Posted on: November 16, 2023
The Fort Walton Beach City Council approved a new restroom facility for Jet/Holmes Park and a nature trail following Coral Creek as part of the consent agenda during Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. In other business, the City Council took ...
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Posted on: November 11, 2023
Hundreds of people packed the American Legion Post 235 on Hollywood Boulevard Saturday for the annual Veterans Day observance. The event, hosted by the Veterans Tribute Tower Committee, was moved indoors because of rain.
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Posted on: November 11, 2023
We’d like to thank all those who turned out Saturday morning to make our first Community Bike Ride a success. It was a little damp, but we had fun. We’d also like to thank the Downtown Fort Walton Beach organization and the Fort Walton...
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Posted on: November 10, 2023
The new restrooms at the Ferry Park are now open. Use the code written below the keypad (code is the same to open all doors). Once inside, be sure to push lock button at top of handle to deactivate keypad while restroom is in use. If you have any question...
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Posted on: November 10, 2023
UPDATE to Veterans Day Ceremony Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023.Because of forecasted rain, the Veterans Day Ceremony scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 has been moved indoors to the American Legion Post 235, located at 105 Hollywood Boulevard NW, Fort...
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Posted on: November 9, 2023
The
City of Fort Walton Beach City Council has two upcoming meetings scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are open to the public and held in the City Council Chamber at 107 Miracle Strip Parkway SW.
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Posted on: November 8, 2023
Come join us this Saturday morning for the first COMMUNITY BIKE RIDE, hosted by the Fort Walton Beach Police Department and the Downtown Fort Walton Beach, Florida organization! Ride with our community policing officers as they bicycle through t...
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Posted on: November 6, 2023
City of Fort Walton Beach office closures for the Veterans Day holiday on Friday, Nov. 10.
All City Hall offices including Growth Management, Finance and Customer Service, and Human Resources will be open from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, and clo...
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Posted on: November 8, 2023
Join us on Friday, Nov. 24 as we "Light Up the Night" with the official lighting of the Christmas tree at the Fort Walton Beach Landing. Festivities begin at 5 p.m. at the Landing with live Christmas music from members of the Fort Walton Beach C...
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Posted on: November 8, 2023
The Fort Walton Beach 2023 Christmas Parade is set for Monday, Dec. 4 at 6:30 p.m. If your business or organization would like to have a float in this year’s parade, you can find the application form here. Application deadline is at Noon on Wedn...
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Posted on: November 3, 2023
The Fort Walton Beach City Council has the following meetings scheduled for November and December. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held in the City Council Chamber at 107 Miracle Strip Pkwy SW and are open to the public. Agendas are posted before...
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Posted on: November 6, 2023
As a courtesy to others, always remember to keep your pet on a leash while visiting Fort Walton Beach Parks.
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Posted on: October 3, 2023
The Okaloosa Community Health Improvement Partnership (OCHIP)safety team takes a look at school zone safety in the last of a video series for National Pedestrian Safety Month.
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Posted on: October 31, 2023
In coordination with the Florida Forest Service, the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners enacted a 7-day burn ban Tuesday, prohibiting the outdoor burning of any combustible material, including: bonfires, campfires, warming fires, outdoor firepl...
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Posted on: October 30, 2023
City of Fort Walton Beach employees poured concrete sidewalks around the new restroom building at Ferry Park last week. The prefabricated concrete building has four individual restrooms with electronic locks and two water fountains attached to the structu...
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Posted on: October 26, 2023
Congratulations to the three officers from our
Fort Walton Beach Police Department who received promotions this week. Kendra Stalls was promoted to Lieutenant, Thomas Zbikowski was promoted to Sergeant and Kelly Stanley was promoted to Corporal. They were...
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Posted on: October 28, 2023
News Orleans-based Flow Tribe entertain the crowd Friday night during the final show of the Concerts at the Landing series. About a dozen different bands performed this spring and fall as part of the series at the Fort Walton Beach Landing.
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Posted on: October 26, 2023
The Fort Walton Beach City Council took the following actions during the regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 24:
8. RESOLUTIONS
Item 8.1: 2023-20 Resolution to Amend the FY 2022-23 Budget
Recommends City Council adoptio...
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Posted on: October 26, 2023
Congratulations to our City of Fort Walton Beach Yard of the Month winners for October, Kenwood neighborhood residents Stephanie and Tyler Farris. The couple have transformed their front yard into an elaborate outdoor haunted house for trick-or-treaters t...
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Posted on: October 26, 2023
The City of Fort Walton Beach recently recognized its employees and managers of the year as part of Florida Government Week. Those city employees honored were:
CITY CLERK: Amber Ford was recognized by City Clerk Kim Barnes as the clerk’s office employee of...
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Posted on: October 24, 2023
DON'T FORGET! The
City of Fort Walton Beach City Council will meet at 6 p.m. tonight for the regularly scheduled meeting. The meeting agenda and agenda packet can be found here:
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Posted on: October 23, 2023
Thanks to the hundreds of costumed characters who came out Friday night to make our 2023 Fall Festival a success! Here’s a look at the festivities at the Fort Walton Beach Recreation Center, which included a trick-or-treat trail, bouncy houses a...
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Posted on: October 16, 2023
FRAUD ALERT: This text was recently received by a City of Fort Walton Beach water customer. We want you to know that the City of Fort Walton Beach will NEVER send you text messages regarding your account. Please don’t respond to such a message i...
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Posted on: October 23, 2023
The next Fort Walton Beach City Council meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, in the City Council Chamber at 107 Miracle Strip Parkway SW. The meeting agenda and agenda packet can be found at the link below.
Upcoming meetings
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Posted on: September 28, 2023
The Fort Walton Beach City Council met on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, for three separate meetings. Below are the meetings and official actions taken by the council during each meeting.
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING:
8. RESOLUTIONS
8.1. 2023-15 Resoluti...
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Posted on: October 17, 2023
Registration for the City’s 12U and 14U flag football league closes this week on Oct. 19, with practice beginning in early November. The cost is $25 for city residents and $45 for nonresidents.
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Posted on: October 16, 2023
All City departments and facilities will have limited operating hours on Wednesday, October 18 so that employees can participate in a City Government Week event. The following offices will have varying hours of service:
- Public Works Field Office: Open 6 a....
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Posted on: October 12, 2023
The Fort Walton Beach City Council took the following actions during the regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023.
RESOLUTIONS:
2023-18 Resolution to Accept FDOT Grant for the Coral Creek Nature Trail
Recommends City Council adoption of Resolution 2023-18 a...
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Posted on: October 12, 2023
Registration for 12U and 14U league flag football closes Oct. 19, with practice beginning in early November.
Registration for 8U basketball is ope...
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Posted on: October 3, 2023
The Okaloosa Community Health Improvement Partnership (OCHIP) safety team takes a look at rules of roundabouts in the second video of a series for National Pedestrian Safety Month.
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Posted on: October 2, 2023
The Okaloosa County Health Department has teamed up with community partners in a campaign to help bring awareness to pedestrian safety.
The campaign includes an elementary school Walk, Bike and Roll-To-School event to be held Oct. 4, a school poster conte...
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Posted on: October 4, 2023
The City of Fort Walton Beach was happy to be a part of Elliott Point Elementary School's Walk to School Day this morning. Students, their parents, and school faculty were joined by Fort Walton Mayor Dick Rynearson, Council members Gloria DeBerry...
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Posted on: September 28, 2023
The 82,000-pound building is made entirely of concrete and has four individual restrooms and a drinking fountain...
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Posted on: September 28, 2023
During the City Council’s Regular Meeting held Tuesday, the Fort Walton Beach City Council voted 6-0 to appoint John Mead to fill the vacant seat left when former City Councilman Larry Patrick resigned in August. In a Special Meeting on the Comprehensive ...
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Posted on: September 28, 2023
The City of Fort Walton Beach’s fire department and Okaloosa Technical College recently hosted the Northwest Florida Volunteer Firefighter Weekend. Now in its 18th year, the annual event has expanded to five days of training (Wednesday through S...
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