Oct 5, 2012
700 attend Taste of Home Cooking School
Organizers of the city’s first Taste of Home Cooking School were pleased with the event’s attendance and promised Tuesday’s event would be the first of more to come. Sponsored by WAAZ/WJSB radio and …
Oct 5, 2012
Crestview Rotary Club corn maze opens Oct. 6 (VIDEO)
The Baker Corn Maze is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays Oct. 6 through Nov. 4. Admission is $7 per person. Take U.S. Highway 90 to Milligan, onto Old River Road, then left onto B…
Oct 5, 2012
State-level awards honor vets memorial, façade improvement
During the statewide Main Street Florida conference in Dade City, the Main Street Crestview Association was recognized for downtown improvement projects and association members’ efforts, bringing hom…
Oct 5, 2012
Former Crestview cop arrested
Former Crestview police officer Tim White, fired June 14 for stealing marijuana out of an evidence locker to bolster a search warrant application, has been arrested.
Oct 4, 2012
Fall Festival hours change; pre-registration due Oct. 12
Originally planned for 3-8 p.m. Oct. 27, the Fall Festival is now from 2-7 p.m. on Main Street in Crestview. All vendors, businesses, artists, churches and civic organizations are asked to help creat…
Oct 4, 2012
Police investigate suspicious bottle in Crestview parking lot
Police were investigating a suspicious bottle and package found in the parking lot of a BP gas station Wednesday evening. The bottle and package were wrapped in duct tape and appeared to have remnant…
Oct 4, 2012
Crestview council alters holiday meeting schedule
Explaining that three upcoming Crestview City Council meetings fall on holidays, City Clerk Betsy Roy requested that the council consider canceling or moving some of the meetings. State law requires …
Oct 4, 2012
Laurel Hill City Council questions antique fire truck's fate
City Council members are seeking ways to dispose of the city’s first fire engine. The truck, referred to as "Old Red" around the area, sits on one of the city volunteer fire department’s docking bays.
Oct 3, 2012
Library celebrates freedom to read
What does Mark Twain have in common with J.K. Rowling? Works by both authors have been banned at one time or another from American libraries. This week the Crestview Public Library observes Banned Bo…
Oct 3, 2012
Chamber of Commerce's third annual wine gala a crowd pleaser (VIDEO)
With the theme "Moonlight and Melodies," the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce's third annual Wine Gala proved a popular event, with more than 200 people turning out for the event, hosted this year …