http://www.yourstreet.com/news/niceville-fl YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Bluewater Bay — Click below to view photos from the pentahlon at parkwood Estate Poll between Niceville, Fort Walton Beach, and Choctawhatchee swim teams.   PHOTOS: Click to view photos. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6702807/view-wednesday-s-high-school-swimming-photos Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:53:08 -0700 Yusuf Shakir was supposed to spend this week preparing the Lincoln High football team for its season opener Thursday against Niceville. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6649438/lincoln-coach-suspended-indefinitely Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:07:08 -0700 A woman in Niceville really didn’t like someone smoking outside her apartment. As she sprayed a 9-ounce can of Glade Potpourri Air Freshener around the other woman’s head, she said, “I will do it again, and take it to the... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6624547/woman-sprays-smoker-with-air-freshener Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:45:08 -0700 NICEVILLE - An accident on the bridge at the north end of State 123 sent two women to area hospitals, one in serious condition. Rescue workers responded to the two-vehicle accident at about 10:20 p.m. Though initial reports had indicated the http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6614587/teen-seriously-injured-in-overnight-crash Wed, 26 Aug 2009 08:03:00 -0700 Firefighters stayed busy Thursday with several vehicle accidents caused by rainy weather. At 8:30 a.m., firefighters from Niceville and Eglin Air Force Base responded to an accident at State Road 123 and State Road 85. Witnesses said a pickup http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6571961/car-crashes-keep-niceville-fire-busy Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:53:22 -0700 Local charities have seen a decline in the quantity and quality of donated vehicles since the start the govern-ment-sponsored “Cash for Clunkers” program. In the last decade, Christian Automotive Repair Support in Niceville has provided http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6556528/the-federal-rebate-program-has-put-a-dent-in-charitable-efforts Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:18:07 -0700 NICEVILLE - The superintendent and his assistant at the area's largest Christian academy have been arrested for failing to report a sex abuse allegation, according to police. Rocky Bayou Christian School co-founder and interim superintendent Dr. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6413846/heads-of-rocky-bayou-christian-arrested-in-abuse-case Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:37:17 -0700 Another candidate entered the race for Okaloosa County sheriff on Thursday: Joey Forgione. The Niceville police detective sergeant, whose brother was killed last year as a member of the sheriff’s Special Response Team, is the fourth candidate http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6405147/forgione-running-for-sheriff Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:53:35 -0700 The federal criminal investigation that resulted in the February indictments of three local men has grown tentacles that extend to the Washington, D.C., offices of U.S. Rep. John Murtha. Mark O’Hair and Richard Schaller, both of Niceville, http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6376564/one-pleads-guilty,-two-face-trial-in-local-defense-contract-cases Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:44:36 -0700 Frank Couch/Birmingham News Shopping with his mother at Super Show Fireworks stand in Calera, Austin Giddens finds a package of fireworks that he hopes will be suitable for his family's Fourth of July observance. Area fireworks retailers were expecting a grim holiday... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6257011/fireworks-sales-in-birmingham-area-hot-despite-slow-economy Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:15:08 -0700 NICEVILLE - Northwest Florida State College has announced that tuition rates will increase July 1. Officials decided on the $8.95 credit-hour price increase after considering a number of factors, including affordability, said Jill White, the college's http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6218708/nwf-state-college-to-hike-tuition Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:33:08 -0700 NICEVILLE - Building plans for the new Walmart that Valparaiso Realty wants to anchor a large commercial project off John Sims Parkway, were submitted to city officials this week."They don't make the final decision until all the permits are secured," http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6202063/niceville-gets-plans-for-walmart Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:11:08 -0700 NICEVILLE -- Crews are on scene at the High and Dry Marina in Bluewater Bay where a boat caught fire early Monday morning, sending one man to the hospital with serious burns on his face. The boat was being fueled up for a fishing trip when the fire http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6131246/boat-catches-fire-at-fuel-pump,-man-burned Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:58:08 -0700 NICEVILLE - City Manager Lanny Corbin managed to inject some humor into the situation earlier this week, but losing the annual Fourth of July fireworks show is no laughing matter.Corbin brought a slideshow of fireworks displays in major cities to the http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6109735/niceville-fireworks-canceled Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:35:08 -0700 NICEVILLE - Valparaiso Realty still doesn't have the final word that Walmart will be coming to anchor a large commercial project off John Sims Parkway, but the local developer is working to make sure that all is in place for construction to begin later http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6086906/fall-eyed-for-start-of-construction-on-new-walmart-in-niceville Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:41:08 -0700 CRESTVIEW - The Central Baptist Church school playground is quiet now, but in a few months it will be filled with the sound of youngsters at play. Rocky Bayou Christian School of Niceville soon will establish a Crestview presence when it opens two voluntary http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6074992/rocky-bayou-christian-school-to-open-crestview-campus Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:29:08 -0700 NICEVILLE - The ill-fated idea of putting a state-funded college facility/EOC on Jay Odom's Destin Jet property at Destin Airport appeared dead Tuesday. Odom agreed to let Northwest Florida State College out of its lease and signed documents clearing http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6035348/odom-college-lease-appears-dead Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:52:08 -0700 NICEVILLE - Finances already were tight for the Sanders family. But after months of medical bills and being faced with eviction, they're hoping for some good news soon. "We're just praying that God meets our needs," said Tammie Sanders, a 38-year-old http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6020417/medical-bills-pinch-niceville-family Sun, 31 May 2009 13:28:08 -0700 NICEVILLE - Crash, the black mouth cur puppy whose wounded brown eyes and tragic tale prompted a flood of donations to Alaqua Animal Refuge, now spends his days romping around his new backyard with his siblings and barking at the trees. "We have doors http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5967702/crash-is-still-crash Sun, 24 May 2009 10:16:08 -0700 NICEVILLE - When 60 residents attended Eglin Air Force Base's second town hall meeting Thursday night, one subject dominated the discussion: noise mitigation.One third of Maj. Gen. C. R. Davis' presentation addressed plans to bed down the Joint Strike http://www.yourstreet.com/news/5949193/another-noisy-meeting Thu, 21 May 2009 18:15:08 -0700