Local book clubs in Crestview and surrounding areas are helping residents build adult friendships while also supporting local businesses.
Book club leaders and members said monthly, in-person meetings offer a low-pressure way for residents to socialize, step outside their routines and explore new places in the community.
Bread stands operating on an honor system have become a familiar sight in neighborhoods across Crestview, offering homemade baked goods prepared by local families.
For more than two decades, the Samaritan House community outreach ministry of the First Baptist Church of Crestview has provided free clothing and food to those in need.
At The Downtown Pantry-Crestview, customers are invited to enjoy free coffee while browsing organic food and other items in the front of the store and in adjacent rooms named “Home,” “Pantry,” Bakery,” and “Meats.”
The next edition of the Friends of the Crestview Library’s popular semi-annual book sale is set for Friday, Feb. 20 and Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Crestview Community Center, 1446 Commerce Drive.
School zone speed cameras that aim to help protect students and other pedestrians could be installed on Wednesday in front of Shoal River Middle School and Riverside Elementary School, Crestview City Manager Jessica Leavins said at Monday’s City Council meeting.
Brittany Young, who has served as the assistant principal of Walker Elementary School in Crestview for the past several years, is now the school’s principal.
All 11th-grade students from Crestview, Baker and Laurel Hill high schools are invited to attend CHS’ 2026 Career Fair from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, March 6, in the CHS Multipurpose Building.
With the option of finding Okaloosa County Jail inmate booking data by date or a range of dates unavailable, visitors to the county’s new “Department of Corrections Inmate Search” website that debuted earlier this week must click on each inmate’s name to learn when and why he or she was jailed.
At 2 p.m. every Sunday, anyone who is hungry in Crestview is welcome to enjoy a free, hot, homecooked meal from the nonprofit Dinner At Dad’s food distribution ministry.
