Oct 13, 2025
Crestview teen allegedly had sexual relationship with underage girl
Crestview resident Jacob W. Brown, 19, of the 100 block of Pandora Drive, was arrested Oct. 5 by city police for allegedly committing lewd or lascivious battery on a victim age 12 to 16, possessing child pornography and using a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.
Oct 13, 2025
Early detection is vital, says breast cancer survivor
Because of her many loved ones who battled cancer, Crestview resident Glenda Gordon says she has always been acutely aware of the need to get an annual mammogram.
Oct 10, 2025
Spa worker is charged with prostitution
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office investigators responding to a series of complaints and Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers tips arrested a woman on a charge of prostitution Thursday at a business near Fort Walton Beach.
Oct 9, 2025
Hospice helps Crestview’s homeless shelter
The medical program of the nonprofit Crestview Area Shelter for the Homeless will last a little longer thanks to a $5,000 donation from Emerald Coast Hospice.
Oct 9, 2025
Eglin rec permitholders must now pass a background check
An approved background check is now required for Eglin Recreation Permitholders who hike on any of the more than 60 miles of the Florida Trail that cross the Eglin Air Force Base reservation, as well as for permitholders who explore other parts of the nearly 255,000 acres of the reservation that are open to conditional public access.
Oct 8, 2025
Authorities charge homeless man with sexual assault
Forty-year-old Andrew J. Foster, who is homeless and whose last known address is in the 300 block of Woodrow Street in Ocean City, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of sexual assault after being served with a warrant from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Oct 7, 2025
Major company plants roots next to Bob Sikes Airport
Representatives of Cincinnati-based Sims-Lohman Inc., which was formed in 1971 and bills itself as the nation’s largest provider of kitchen cabinets and granite and quartz countertops, today celebrated the grand opening of their Gulf Coast headquarters next to Bob Sikes Airport.
Oct 7, 2025
Commission approves concept plan for park by south Crestview
When it comes to recreational amenities, the overall concept for Okaloosa County’s future Patriot Park next to south Crestview calls for providing “something for everybody,” county Facilities and Parks Director Jeff Peters told the County Commission this morning.
Oct 6, 2025
New ‘bridge-to-bridge’ island path to open soon
A ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of Okaloosa County’s bridge-to-bridge multi-use path on Santa Rosa Island is set for 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at Beasley Park, 1550 Miracle Strip Parkway SE.
Oct 3, 2025
FWB man allegedly attacked his girlfriend and spit on a deputy
Brian M. Jennings, of the 300 block of Racetrack Road in Wright, was arrested Thursday morning on numerous charges, including domestic violence battery by strangulation.



