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County Tax Collector eyes new Crestview office
An estimated $550,000 to $650,000 worth of Okaloosa County Tax Collector’s Office unused revenue from the current fiscal year will help pay for the planning, design and construction of a new tax collector’s office in Crestview.
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Lady Bulldogs fall to Indians
It’s that time of the volleyball season when the walking wounded seem to outnumber the healthy players on a team.
A key injury here or there can often spell the difference in a set or a match. But that can be said of every team in any sport as teams move into the back half of the schedule.
Oyster sustainability model seeks to help Choctawhatchee Bay population
Troy University environmental science faculty recently developed an oyster habitat suitability model for the Choctawhatchee Bay as part of a $114,843 grant from the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance and Northwest Florida State College.
Owner of closing Crestview Plumbing and Hardware: ‘I miss it already!’
Gary Ellis, owner of Crestview Plumbing and Hardware at 297 N. Main St., plans to close the iconic downtown store for good on Oct. 31, Halloween, after working there for almost half a century.
Ellis, 65, of Baker, said on Aug. 3 that he plans to lease his overall commercial property to 3rd Planet Brewing Co., which plans to open a craft brewery like the one it has in Niceville sometime next year.
Crestview to ‘Swing on the Porch’
There’s more than one way to swing on a front porch, and a new porch swing is just one of them.
Another is to jitterbug to the irresistible music of a lively big band.
On Aug. 12, Crestview’s historic Bush House’s front porch has both.
Owner of closing Crestview Plumbing and Hardware: ‘I miss it already!’
Gary Ellis, owner of Crestview Plumbing and Hardware at 297 N. Main St., plans to close the iconic downtown store for good on Oct. 31, Halloween, after working there for almost half a century.
Ellis, 65, of Baker, said on Aug. 3 that he plans to lease his overall commercial property to 3rd Planet Brewing Co., which plans to open a craft brewery like the one it has in Niceville sometime next year.
Crestview to ‘Swing on the Porch’
There’s more than one way to swing on a front porch, and a new porch swing is just one of them.
Another is to jitterbug to the irresistible music of a lively big band.
On Aug. 12, Crestview’s historic Bush House’s front porch has both.
