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Niceville council honors volunteers, proclaims Red Cross Month and highlights spring events
Summary
Council presented community awards to Jeff and Patty Bryant, proclaimed March as Red Cross Month and highlighted upcoming city events and volunteer needs, including a Red Cross volunteer appeal and city fundraising for a K‑9 replacement.
At its regular meeting, the Niceville City Council recognized local volunteers and civic groups and issued several proclamations. Mayor Daniel Henkel presented the 2026 Community Champion Award to Jeff Bryant, citing his 22 years of Air Force service and long-term scouting volunteerism, and presented a Community Pillar recognition to Patty Bryant for her support and participation in local charitable work.
The council proclaimed March 2026 as Red Cross Month in Niceville and invited a Red Cross representative to speak; the speaker and another volunteer emphasized the organization’s work responding to household disasters (including house fires) and urged residents to volunteer via redcross.org/volunteer. The council also proclaimed March as Procurement Month and the first week of May as Professional Municipal Clerk Week, praising municipal procurement and clerk functions.
City staff and the city manager highlighted a series of spring community events — including a community bonfire, a free paper-shred event, an egg-dash and a sensory-friendly 'big truck day' for children — and noted county investments in park construction, multiuse trails, sidewalk projects and dock work. The mayor and city manager thanked county partners for funding support that the manager said included an additional $350,000 toward a mixed-park project.
