A private landowner continues conducting a controlled burn to clear underbrush on a 120-acre property between Garden City Road and Possum Ridge Road in Garden City.
Jessica Leavins, who in January was promoted from her role as Crestview’s administrative services director to deputy city manager, will begin serving as interim city manager on May 1.
In support of protecting children’s health, the Crestview City Council on Monday unanimously adopted an ordinance that for the most part prohibits smoking and vaping at all city owned parks.
City of Crestview officials hope to soon finalize a lease of the former Connect With Flowers store space at 189 N. Main St. and use it for a centralized arts and education center.
Between its bow and stern, legends such as Duke Ellington played music for passengers like Salvador Dali, Marilyn Monroe, Bob Hope, and four United States’ presidents.
Between the setting sun and the rising, nearly full moon this evening, about a dozen Baker Fire District members and supporters helped move the district’s brand-new, approximately 30-ton tanker into a bay at Station 20 on 19th Street in Baker.
The Crestview Senior Activity Center “is really a home away from home,” 84-year-old Hub City resident Glenda McMasters said this afternoon after wrapping up a Bunco dice game session with her friends.
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Drug Task Force members found a trafficking amount of fentanyl, a rifle, and drug paraphernalia while executing a narcotics search warrant this morning at 4 Allen Drive in the Wright area near Fort Walton Beach, S.O. officials said in a news release.
Happy Gopher Tortoise Day. Gopher tortoises are found in all 67 Florida counties and are frequently seen in neighborhoods, along roadways, and in many of Florida’s public parks and forests. Their burrows provide shelter for more than 350 species.
