May 4, 2023
Community blood drive scheduled for June 15
We Reign Sickle Cell Corporation will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 15 at the Crestview Community Center, 1446 Commerce Drive in Crestview.
For more information or to make an appointment to donate, call 850-774-7084 or sign up online at redcrossblood.org with sponsor code WEREIGN.
May 4, 2023
Women United host first Crestview EmpowHER seminar
United Way Emerald Coast’s Women United hosted their first EmpowHER seminar Saturday, April 22, at Crestview High School.
May 3, 2023
Man wearing body armor, armed with AR-15, handgun arrested after shooting
A Shailmar man wearing body armor and armed with a semi-automatic AR-15 and a semi-automatic pistol has been arrested on multiple felony charges after allegedly shooting at a motorist.
Kyle Chapman, 26, of Shalimar, was arrested May 3 on charges of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, firing into a moving vehicle, possession of a bulletproof vest and discharging a firearm in public.
May 3, 2023
Crestview florist sees beauty in unlikely places
Jeanette Volz says she is allergic to just about every flower there is. But that doesn’t stop her from doing what she loves.
Volz has been in the floral industry for about 20 years. She recently relocated her freelance florist business, JVolzdesigns, from Panama City Beach to a new home studio on JV Woolley Road in Crestview.
May 1, 2023
Council approves additional annexations
The city limits of Crestview continued to grow last week as the City Council voted to approve two additional annexations.
The council gave final approval to two annexation requests at the April 24 board meeting. The council approved an ordinance annexing two separate parcels, a 1-acre lot on Third Avenue and a 22.28-acre lot on Richburg Lane, and approved rezoning the properties as to mixed-use. In a separate ordinance, the board also approved annexing a 2.45-acre parcel on Richburg Lane.
Apr 29, 2023
‘We will not run out of gas’
The Daybreak Market/76 gas station at the intersection of Santa Rosa Drive and U.S. Highway 90, just west of East Spencer Field Road, is selling regular gas for $1.76 per gallon until 5 p.m. today. Mark Contos, vice president of the Daybreak Market company, said the store has 31,000 gallons available for the grand-opening special.
Apr 28, 2023
Crestview man arrested in fatal 2022 accident
A Crestview man has been charged following a lengthy investigation into a fatal accident that happened last December.
Derek Joseph Markheim, 33, of Crestview, was arrested and charged with one count of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide for a fatal crash that occurred on Dec. 5, 2022.
Apr 28, 2023
Holocaust survivor shares memories — and warnings
Nearly 150 people packed the Crestview Public Library meeting room April 21 to hear the story of Holocaust survivor Rudy Timmerman, who described his experiences in a German labor camp in Poland.
They were the first people in 75 years to hear Timmerman’s story.
Apr 27, 2023
Laurel Hill students get a Reality Check
Life can be hard, and Laurel Hill School students were the first in the county to receive a new hands-on lesson designed to help them get better at budgeting their money in the future.
High school students from Laurel Hill School last week participated in the Reality Check program, designed to simulate what life could be like as an adult. Each student was randomly assigned a fictitious profile that included a career with a monthly income, spouses and children to care for, a credit score and other details.
Apr 27, 2023
Crestview celebrates Cinco de Mayo
The Crestview History Museum’s May monthly Saturday opening celebrates Cinco de Mayo, though just a day late.
The 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 6 event at the historic Bush House features Latino and Filipino culture, music, food, crafts and heritage.



