Community Archive

A total of 15 dogs were adopted at a March 1 dog-adoption event conducted by Crestview Animal Services and Saving with Soul Pet Rescue of Northwest Florida.

The event took place at the Crestview Public Library.

There are few places in the world where you can walk through swamps, prairies, beaches, flat woods and a Civil War battlefield. In Florida, you can see this all in a matter of a month, or if you are Deanna Doane, 19 days.

The Crestview community came together for a day of fun at the inaugural “Hearts and Crafts” market on Feb. 14 at the Crestview community center.

Molly Gray of 4:8 Physio in Crestview put on the event with all proceeds going to “Heart of the Bride”, a Christian non-profit group based out of Niceville.

Starting Monday, March 3, Crestview-area senior citizens who are 60 or older are invited to enjoy free meals at the Crestview Senior Activity Center, 205 Stillwell Blvd.

Two upcoming, fun-filled events in Niceville will benefit senior citizens who live at the nonprofit Crestview Manor and Twin Cities Pavilion assisted living facilities.

In bright sunshine this morning at Crestview Fire Station 1, retiring Fire Chief Tony Holland helped hand the reigns of the city Fire Department over to new Fire Chief Josh Vargason.

At Monday’s Crestview City Council meeting, Michael Cadenhead, owner of Cadenhead Pest Control, and Southside Primary School Principal Amy Bowles were announced as the king and queen of Crestview’s 2026 Mardi Gras Parade and Festival, which will take place on Jan. 31, 2026.

The late Kadance Fredericksen’s favorite book, “Where the Crawdads Sing,” includes the powerful message that there is always hope, even in the darkest days, her father, Matthew Fredericksen, told hundreds of people who gathered today in the Baker School multipurpose building to celebrate her life and legacy.

Informational booths set up by community organizations, free food, and live music by Josh Davis will help highlight the Crestview Police Department’s 6th Annual CommUnity Flashlight Walk.

The nonprofit Friends of the Crestview Library volunteer group has two main goals for its annual and highly popular book sale.