Friends, family gather for 70th wedding anniversary
CRESTVIEW — Thursday marks a milestone for a Crestview couple’s relationship, and a rarity for most couples: 70 years of wedded bliss.
BIRTHDAY: James H. Philpott celebrates 90 years Dec. 23
CRESTVIEW — James H. Philpott, a Crestview resident since the 1940s, will celebrate his 90th birthday 2 to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 23 at Joy Fellowship Church’s fellowship hall, 5978 Old Bethel Road. The publ…
Walker students learn about Chitty Chitty Bang Bangs
CRESTVIEW — To quote the song lyrics, “It’s uncategorical, a fuel-burning oracle, a fantasmagorical machine.” It flies. It floats. And, as Walker Elementary School third graders now know, it all star…
UPDATE: Student suspended for 'gun' possession false alarm
CRESTVIEW — Another media entity’s report on a man allegedly carrying a gun near Northwood Elementary conflicts with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office’s account of what actually happened.
School: Connecticut events were on students' minds
CRESTVIEW — Martha Barton, a response intervention specialist in Northwood Elementary's school’s guidance department and reading resource teacher, said the Connecticut school shooting was on many min…
Council approves new water system for northwest Crestview
CRESTVIEW — With local officials projecting northwest Crestview will be the city’s next area of growth, the City Council took steps toward preparing for the quadrant’s expansion by approving a new wa…
Northwest Florida participants needed for 20-year cancer study
Northwest Florida residents have one last opportunity to participate in a historic and potentially life-saving study.
ARREST REPORT: Dec. 14, 2012
The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided the following crime reports for publication.
CRESTVIEW
Nov. 24
• Thomas Samuel Bright, 30, Crestview: retail theft.…
Crestview council mulls travel expense reimbursement
CRESTVIEW — Networking with other cities’ elected leaders and learning innovative ways to meet Crestview’s challenges are some benefits of attending out-of-town conferences, city council members said.
Emergency financial assistance available for wounded warriors
JACKSONVILLE — Wounded Warrior Project and Operation Homefront will extend emergency financial assistance to military service members and veterans active on or after Sept. 11, 2001.















