At tonight’s final budget public hearing, the Crestview City Council unanimously agreed to adopt the city’s final millage rate and budget for fiscal year 2026, which starts on Oct. 1.
Crestview Police officers on Sunday night arrested 49-year-old Henry E. Jackson on numerous charges, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill.
Over the weekend, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a Fort Walton Beach residence after its front door was kicked in and the door frame was damaged.
Nineteen-year-old Crestview resident Javarius J. Lee, of the 1200 block of Northview Drive, was arrested on Thursday on charges of kidnapping and robbery with a firearm stemming from an alleged incident in Niceville.
Next week’s homecoming festivities at Baker School will culminate with the crowning of the homecoming king and queen on Friday night and a dance on Saturday.
Beginning in 2019, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration launched an investigation into a drug trafficking organization operating in Okaloosa County.
Malachi L. Watkins, 22, of the 200 block of East Oakdale Ave. in Crestview, was arrested on Monday by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies on 25 counts of possession of child pornography.
A fiscal year 2026 countywide millage rate of 3.83 mills and a budget totaling a little over $687 million were unanimously adopted by the Okaloosa County Commission on Tuesday.
