Bonifay Council approves lease for new police headquarters
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Bonifay Council approves lease for new police headquarters

  cbreaux@kentsmith.biz The Bonifay Police Department is all set to move into the former Holmes County Sheriff’s Office center on North Oklahoma Street. The Bonifay City Council unanimously approved a lease for the BPD’s new headquarters on Monday, Nov. 6. The agreement is good for two years until October 31, 2025. The City of Bonifay…

Bonifay police chief discusses imminent administrative center move
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Bonifay police chief discusses imminent administrative center move

  cbreaux@kentsmith.biz The Bonifay Police Department’s coming transition into the old Holmes County Sheriff’s Office building on North Oklahoma Street is moving along. Police Chief Johnny Whitaker discussed the looming transition during a City Council meeting on Monday, Oct. 23. A contract between Holmes County and the City of Bonifay is currently being reviewed by…

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Bonifay Police Department looks to relocate administrative office 

  cbreaux@kentsmith.biz The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office has officially relocated their headquarters. The HCSO administrative office is now at 1173 East Highway 90 in the old agricultural center, the agency announced on Facebook. They have left behind their old center at 211 North Oklahoma Street. The North Oklahoma Street location may still be occupied by…

BREAKING: Alabama man dies after officer-involved shooting in Bonifay
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BREAKING: Alabama man dies after officer-involved shooting in Bonifay

  Dmoore@kentsmith.biz An Alabama man is dead after a traffic stop in Bonifay on Wednesday, Oct. 10. During the stop, a deputy with the Holmes County Sheriff’s Office discovered the man did not have a driver’s license and asked the man to follow him to his patrol vehicle to run his license off of a…

Law enforcement lights the way for Special Olympics
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Law enforcement lights the way for Special Olympics

The 40th annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics made its way through Holmes and Washington Counties recently. There were several agencies represented including Holmes Correctional Institution, Northwest Florida Reception Center, Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Chipley Police Department, Florida Department of Corrections Probation and Parole and members of Florida Panhandle Technical College’s Criminal Justice…