News Archive

CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa Saves is accepting entries for 2013 Pigs on Parade and Piggy Bank Pageant contests. Winners will be announced at the Feb. 2 Eco-Nomic Expo in Fort Walton Beach.

MILLIGAN — Annie L. Thomas and Deacon Lee Roy Thomas, both of Crestview, will wed at 2 p.m. Dec. 22, 2012, at Beulah No. 1 Missionary Baptist Church.

FORT WALTON BEACH — Tax collections for November, when taxpayers receive the largest early-payment discount of 4 percent, resulted in millions of savings, the Okaloosa County Tax Office reported.

CRESTVIEW – A 33-year-old woman was arrested Nov. 29 for stealing from Walmart on South Ferdon Boulevard.

LAUREL HILL — The Florida Department of Transportation’s ongoing State Road 85 resurfacing project has taken a slight detour while contractor crews address a drainage issue in Laurel Hill.

CRESTVIEW — A school bus carrying 32 students from Rocky Bayou Christian School was involved in an early morning crash just outside of Crestview.

CRESTVIEW — The Main Street Crestview Association could tighten Christmas parade application guidelines to filter applicants, a Laurel Hill attorney said Friday.

CRESTVIEW — Crestview police discovered a mobile methamphetamine laboratory during a traffic stop of a stolen vehicle on Monday afternoon, according to a press release from the department.

FORT WALTON BEACH — Looking to give your senior loved one something special this holiday season?

VALPARAISO — Okaloosa County is looking for residents who want to help celebrate Florida’s 500th anniversary.