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Because of forecasted rain showers, the Crestview Christmas Parade scheduled for Saturday evening has been cancelled, city officials announced this afternoon.

Okaloosa County backs a proposed four-county capital agreement that would allow for the construction of a new District One Medical Examiner’s facility in Santa Rosa County.

Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. – A year after a terrible car accident impacting four Airmen from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Airman 1st Class Matthew Sharp’s journey of recovery is a story of hope and determination.

Leaders and staff of the Okaloosa County Teachers Federal Credit Union today marked the opening of their new Laurel Hill branch at 8148 Fourth St.

Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. – The 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron embarked on a mission to enhance its operational readiness through a 96-hour bivouac field training exercise at the Tyndall Air Force Base Silver Flag training site, starting Nov. 6, 2023.

To the relief of many residents who live near it, a 70-acre property on the northwest corner of U.S. Highway 90 and Mt. Olive Road east of Crestview will not be purchased by Okaloosa County for the site of the new county jail. The property stands about seven miles east of State Road 85 and across U.S. 90 from the Shoal River Ranch industrial park.

Florida Highway Patrol officials are still trying to locate the car and driver involved in a recent hit-and-run accident in Crestview.

Okaloosa County officials recently announced the implementation of a new blood administration program that will allow Emergency Medical Services staff to treat patients on emergency scenes with a portable supply of blood.

Starting at noon on Saturday, Dec. 9, the city of Crestview plans to begin blocking off all of Main Street and a portion of North Wilson Street for the city’s rescheduled Christmas Parade. The parade is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. If Mother Nature cooperates — and that might be a big “if” — the parade will follow the city’s Christmas tree-lighting ceremony that’s scheduled to start at 5 p.m. next to the Okaloosa County Veterans Memorial on the corner of North Main Street and Courthouse Terrace.

Brother and sister Tripp and Kellianna Grant might only be in the third and second grades at Bob Sikes Elementary School, but they have compassion and wisdom far beyond their years.