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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.

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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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