Community Archive

The Okaloosa County Big of the Year is an award that recognizes a mentor who has made a lasting impact through consistent support, strong connection, and a meaningful commitment to a young person’s growth.


It is a high honor that has now been bestowed upon Jessica Valek.

Last Friday, members from around the Crestview community met at Twin Hills Park to help bring awareness to mental health.


It was a cloudy morning, but that didn’t prevent people from supporting the cause of walking in unity to support those with mental health disorders.

For years, dogs have been referred to as “man’s best friend”. Temple Fitness owner, Cory Schroeder, got to experience what that truly meant with his late English Bulldog, Mr. Muscles.


Schroeder now honors his best friend with the “Muscles in May” Dog Wash Fundraiser.

The Crestview football team has gotten creative when it comes to raising money for the program.


On Friday, May 15, the football team found a way to incorporate “fun” into fundraising with their annual golf tournament at Blackwater Golf Course.

The Friends of the Crestview Public Library will stop hosting their semiannual book sale and plan to revitalize the nonprofit through new “purpose-driven fundraising,” President Paul Farnsworth said.

A proposed cleaning and staining project for sidewalks along Main Street in Crestview has been scrapped following discussion at a recent Crestview Community Redevelopment Agency meeting.

The Crestview Resource Center recently hosted its second annual open house, highlighting the outreach groups it partners with to assist underprivileged residents.

The Okaloosa County School District is participating in the America 250 celebration along with Okaloosa County and the City of Crestview. It’s first official spotlight on the event was a proclamation declaring April 27 “America 250 Celebration Day.”

On May 30-31, the Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps and Dinner At Dad’s will host a free medical clinic at Crestview High School.

Each year, the Davidson Middle School softball team and Shoal River Middle School softball team meet at the Crestview High School softball field to celebrate the eighth graders who will begin their High School journey next fall.


Since both schools transfer to Crestview High School, the game is held on the Bulldog softball field to give the players a feel for the environment.