Greater Destin Florida Area Information -- Okaloosa County

Including the communities of: Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa Island, Shalimar, Niceville and Crestview. The greater Destin, Florida area is know for it's beautiful beaches.  You will find newer and beautiful planned neighborhood golf communities and beach developments and resorts in Destin, beach front condos on Okaloosa Island, older communities that are moderate priced in Fort Walton Beach, waterfront homes, golf course communities and older communities in the very desirable communities of Shalimar and Niceville, and new affordable homes in Crestview.  Contact Curt Patton Development Inc. for local real estate information for the greater Destin Florida area.

School Links
Okaloosa County School District continues to rank as one of the top school districts in the state of Florida, year after year. 2004....Florida Department of Education reports that Okaloosa students have the highest academic scores in state history.  First in Math, Reading and Science and second in writing. Okaloosa County School District is also know for it's A+ public schools and for quality private schools.

Okaloosa County School District
Attendance Zones
School Statistics
Sunshine State Standards
Okaloosa-Walton College
University of West Florida - Fort Walton Beach Campus
Troy State University
Okaloosa Applied Technology Center

Utilities

Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative 850.892.2111
Destin Water 850.837.6146
Gulf Power 800.225.5797
Okaloosa County Gas District 850.678.2123
Regional Utilities 850.231.5114
Cox Communications 850.862.4636
Mediacom 800.239.8411
Time Warner Cable 850.892.3155
Sprint 800.326.2497
Waste Management 770.805.4130

Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Design Society
Cultural Arts Association
Emerald Coast Children's Community Theatre
First Arts
Arts and Design Society
Jazz Society of Pensacola
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation
NW Florida Symphony Orchestra
Pensacola Little Theatre