Public Safety

Okaloosa Corrections Chief Nolan Weeks resigns, accepts private sector position

Okaloosa County Corrections Chief Nolan Weeks resigned November 15 for a private sector role. Director of Public Safety Patrick Maddox will serve as interim chief.

Jared Williams

Okaloosa County Corrections Chief Nolan Weeks resigned from his position last Friday, county officials announced Tuesday.

Weeks, who submitted his resignation on November 15, is leaving his role to join a private health insurance company.

Patrick Maddox, the county’s Director of Public Safety, will serve as interim Corrections Chief and oversee daily operations at the facility while officials conduct a search for Weeks’ replacement.

County officials said they plan to begin the recruitment process for a new Corrections Chief as soon as possible.

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