Community Archive

With the start of August, football season is inching closer in the city of Crestview.


Although the high school season hasn’t started yet, the Hub City Bulldogs and Crestview Area Youth Association Bulldogs padded up for the Gridiron Classic on Aug. 1.

The sport of tennis has made a major impact on the Crestview community, and much of that is due to the success of Crestview High School’s tennis team.


With schools like Davidson, Shoal River, and Pineview Middle Schools also participating in the sport, TopCat Tennis Academy decided a tennis camp was the perfect way to sharpen athletes’ skills.

Summer is coming to an end as schools throughout Okaloosa County prepare to welcome students starting August 11.


Wanting to give kids a memorable end to summer, Crestview Parks and Recreation hosted a “Kids’ Summer Bash” full of activities, games, and prizes on July 26.

No matter who you meet, or what you do, first impressions matter.


Baker School took that lesson to heart as it participated in its fourth campus cleanup this past Saturday.

Crestview High School has hosted Bulldog Camp for years now.


As a way to get incoming freshmen and new students comfortable with the thought of high school, Crestview’s Leadership Program designed a way to make everyone feel included.

For 13 years, Shonda Luke served as a teacher, a mentor, and a friend at Bob Sikes Elementary School.


The impact that Mrs. Luke made throughout the city of Crestview materialized last Thursday as those she knew, loved, and cherished joined in solidarity for “Shonda’s Army: A Memorial Walk”.

Out of all the camps Crestview Parks and Recreation have hosted this summer, cheer camp is Athletic Programs Manager, Teresa Lucari’s favorite.


With 86 total campers in attendance, Lucari was excited to teach them new chants and cheers before the upcoming regular season.

Crestview Parks and Recreation’s basketball camp has been running for multiple years now with Willie B. Livingston at the center of it for eight.


Livingston returned once again to help kids aged 8-15 years old improve their basketball skills.

What started with toys eight years ago has rapidly grown into a fully involved community event for the Queiana’s Way Foundation.


With 350 backpacks full of school supplies, Porsha and Darius Jackson were able to prepare K-12 students for the upcoming school year.

Flag Football has proceeded to grow over the years in high school and college, while breaking ground with a professional league in 2027 and debuting in the 2028 Olympic Games.


Doing their part to grow the sport and keep kids active, Crestview Parks and Recreation hosted their second year of Flag Football Camp.