Feb 5, 2016
CHELCO power outage map adds new feature
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — CHELCO has added a new feature to its online power outage viewer: estimated time of restoration.
The outage viewer, at chelco.com , provides a map with current information on o…
Feb 5, 2016
SPECIAL REPORT: Mutual aid agreements strain Crestview firefighters' resources (MAP)
Do mutual aid agreements — helping other areas' fire departments — burden the Crestview Fire Department? City officials say yes.
Feb 5, 2016
Woman's club plans Crestview centennial dinner
CRESTVIEW — The Greater Federation of Women's Clubs' Crestview location has scheduled a dinner to honor the Hub City's 100-year history.
An old-fashioned dinner will be served March 5, with seating…
Feb 4, 2016
Flood warning issued for Shoal River
CRESTVIEW — A minor flood warning is in effect for the Shoal River near Crestview.
Website accuweather.com — based on information from the US National Weather Service — states the warning is in fo…
Feb 4, 2016
Crestview cold weather shelters set to open
CRESTVIEW — Weather shelters in Crestview will be available 6 p.m. to 8 a.m., Feb. 4-7, when temperature is below 40 degrees Fahrenheit, at the following Crestview churches.
•Thursdays: Community …
Feb 4, 2016
3 things to do this weekend in Northwest Florida
Here's a list of upcoming events for Crestview, Okaloosa and Northwest Florida residents.
Feb 3, 2016
Laurel Hill Arts & Heritage Festival seeks artists, vendors
LAUREL HILL — The Laurel Hill Arts and Heritage Festival seeks artists, craftsmen, folkways demonstrators, historic re-enactors, honey farmers, jams and jellies producers, and vintage car owners to e…
Feb 3, 2016
Pelican Pickers schedule Crestview concert
CRESTVIEW — A Northwest Florida group known for playing
Appalachian and gospel music is coming to the Hub City.
The Crestview Public Library will host a performance by the Pelican Pickers from 6:…
Feb 3, 2016
Northwest Florida art and craft vendors wanted for heritage festival
VALPARAISO — The Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida invites art, craft, & antique vendors to the 40th Saturday in the Park Heritage Festival.
Vendors must produce quality, hand-crafted, original …
Feb 2, 2016
Sharing Hands network coming to Crestview
CRESTVIEW — Sharing Hands Network cofounder and CEO Esther Lynn Hemphill, eying expansion into North Okaloosa County, is emphatic about the one thing her organization does not want to do.
“The good…