The United Way Emerald Coast’s support of Meals on Wheels of Okaloosa County is even more important this year because of the county’s decision to not provide financial help to nonprofits.
A grand opening ceremony for the Vineyard Village apartment complex is scheduled for noon Friday, Nov. 14, at 225 W. Field Ave. near downtown Crestview.
Beef, chicken, oysters, greens, blueberries, sweet potatoes, and muscadines from area farms are some of the foods that will be featured at the upcoming inaugural event called “A Taste of the Panhandle: A Farm-to-Table Dinner Experience.”
Using the best quality ingredients from Italy remains a key to the success of the Dolce Forno (“Sweet Oven”) restaurant, which opened this past February in downtown Crestview.
Throngs of revelers have filled the streets of downtown Crestview this evening for the annual Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat event. The overall fun continues until 8 p.m.
The city of Crestview’s current capital improvements plan includes $500,000 in local option half-cent infrastructure surtax money for planning, design and engineering tasks that are needed before two dirt roads near Lowe’s can be upgraded and paved.
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will host a Transit Grants Workshop Wednesday, Nov. 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the FDOT District Three Design Conference Room, 1074 Highway 90, in Chipley.
Ona Hill, 46, of the 4700 block of Meadow Lake Drive near south Crestview, was arrested on a charge of domestic violence aggravated battery upon a person 65 years of age or older after being served with a warrant on Tuesday by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Affordable housing for senior citizens is extremely important because it helps them live comfortably and securely, age with dignity, and improve their overall health and wellbeing, NBA Hall of Famer and Miami Heat legend Alonzo Mourning said this afternoon in Crestview.
