Sep 3, 2025
County continues its Dorcas Fire District resurrection
A fiscal year 2026 budget and the addition of two positions for the Okaloosa County-led Dorcas Fire District received the County Commission’s approval on Tuesday.
Sep 3, 2025
More sidewalks are coming to Crestview
Five-foot-wide, ADA-compliant sidewalks are slated to be built along Industrial, Long, and Commerce drives in Crestview.
Sep 3, 2025
Police: Bomb threat made to school appears to be a hoax
Authorities continue to investigate a bomb threat that was sent via email on Tuesday to Lakewood Christian School in Crestview.
Sep 2, 2025
Chamber celebrates Exit 4 Escape Rooms
The Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed Exit 4 Escape Rooms to the Hub City during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday.
Aug 29, 2025
Two seriously injured in early morning wreck
A 21-year-old man from Fort Walton Beach and his passenger, a 19-year-old man from Crestview, were both critically injured in a car crash early this morning at the intersection of U.S. Highway 98 and Gulf National Sea Shore Drive on Okaloosa Island.
Aug 28, 2025
Mother to son’s killer: ‘You, sir, took a gift from God’
The only book that is not banned in prison is the Bible, and every story in it is a revelation to who God is, Renee Hamilton said in court this morning to the man who killed her husband.
Aug 27, 2025
Crestview City Council approves septic-to-sewer project
City of Crestview officials plan to eventually have nine single-family homes and The House of God Church on Benjamin Street added to the city’s sewer system.
Aug 27, 2025
Court drops manslaughter charges against Crestview Police officers
Manslaughter charges filed in 2022 against three Crestview Police officers have been officially dismissed by the court, city of Crestview officials said today.
Aug 26, 2025
Group seeks volunteers for free healthcare clinic
Remote Area Medical, a leading nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics delivering free, quality dental, vision, and medical care to those in need, is seeking volunteer medical, dental and vision professionals and general support staff for its Nov. 22-23 clinic in Crestview.
Aug 26, 2025
Crestview might gain a new rec facility
With the goal of expanding the city’s indoor sports programs, the Crestview City Council on Monday agreed to pursue the potential purchase of an existing facility that would be renovated to meet the city’s needs.




