Oct 23, 2024
Mayor: Many beliefs about local government are ‘not based on reality’
Among all forms of government, local government such as the city of Crestview is the closest to people’s pockets and has the most impact on their lives, but it’s often misunderstood, says Hub City Mayor J.B. Whitten.
Oct 23, 2024
Crestview, TDC plan major upgrades for city golf course
An almost $1 million project to install taller driving range netting and add almost 100 new paved parking spaces is in the works for the city of Crestview’s 18-hole Blackwater Golf Club, 4927 Antioch Road.
Oct 23, 2024
Air Force Recruiting Service celebrates meeting goal with bell-ringing ceremony
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas — The Air Force Recruiting Service reached a significant milestone as it marked the achievement of its Fiscal Year 2024 recruiting goal with a time-honored bell-ringing ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on Oct. 1.
Oct 22, 2024
Sister City members ‘Choose the View’ on fall trip
Sister City members from Noirmoutier, France who arrived in Crestview in mid-October and are visiting until Nov. 1 were recognized in a proclamation from Hub City Mayor J.B. Whitten at Monday’s City Council meeting.
Oct 22, 2024
Crestview backs tax exemption program renewal
The city of Crestview has joined many area organizations in supporting the potential renewal of Okaloosa County’s Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption Program.
Oct 22, 2024
Majority of City Council opposes Amendment 4
Parents in Florida “are going to lose our parental rights over our kids” if voters approve Amendment 4 in the general election, says Crestview City Councilmember Cynthia Brown.
Oct 22, 2024
Temporary drainage pipe repairs to occur overnight on U.S. 98
After a drainage project on U.S. Highway 98 caused massive traffic delays Monday, a temporary drainage pipe repair will take place overnight Tuesday.
Oct 22, 2024
Newland cheers on Crestview, then performs with the band
There are players on the Crestview High football team who play both ways, meaning they’ll take the field on offense and defense.
But no one in a Bulldogs uniform has a Friday night that compares to what Kinlea Newland faces.
Oct 22, 2024
Hometown History: Gulf Wind and big wind
The city was built as a railroad town, with its commercial heart spanning the several blocks from the courthouse to the Louisville & Nashville Railroad’s tracks, then south to meet State Road 85. (Which, back in the day, ran right up Main Street.)
Oct 18, 2024
Hayes and Butts square off for Crestview council seat
The general election ballot for Crestview voters includes two contenders seeking to win the four-year City Council Group 1 at-large seat.