News Archive

The American Pickers are excited to return to Florida! They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout your area in December 2022.

The Florida Forest Service’s Blackwater Forestry Center is issuing words of warning for anyone considering any outdoor burning activities in the coming days: Use extreme caution or simply don’t do it.

According to the Florida Forest Service, it has been more than two weeks since most of the three-county area (Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties) has seen rainfall and wildfire danger is on the rise. Add to that a forecast calling for increased winds and low humidity for the next three days and firefighters are bracing for the possibility of significant fire activity.

One Okaloosa EDC announced today that Gulf Air Group, Inc. has selected Crestview’s Bob Sikes Airport for a competitive expansion project.  The anticipated $16,000,000 investment will be applied toward the construction and equipping of a new, state-of-the-art aircraft hangar complex totaling 70,000 SF. 

Along with the investment, the company has committed to hiring 55 individuals at an average wage of $89,000 (179% of Okaloosa County’s average wage).  These positions are in addition to the 102 employees the company currently employs in their existing facility at Bob Sikes Airport.

The former City of Crestview Post Office and the vacant land just east of it will soon be owned by the city.

The two properties, located at 114 and 148 Main Street, were approved for purchase from Crestview Investment Co, LLC, for a price of $135,000.

Things will soon be a little safer in Crestview and the surrounding communities in North Okaloosa County, at least from a fire safety standpoint.

The City of Crestview broke ground on a fire training facility on Friday that will serve not only Crestview fire fighters, but those in Baker, Holt, Laurel Hill and other local communities.

Okaloosa County Extension Offi ce What organization provides youth with hands-on skills, higher academic performance, opportunities for giving back to their community and having fun? That’s right, it’s 4-H! 4-H is the largest youth development organization in the world, with almost 6 million members, and is provided to youth ages 5-18 in Florida through various clubs, programs, competitions and educational events.

In the last few years, a new and potent killer has been taking the lives of many of our Americans and that killer is opioids. Last year, it took the lives of over 100,000 of our children, parents, uncles, aunts, cousins, students, etc. In the state of Florida alone, opioid overdose is the number one killer of our citizens between the ages of 18-23.

An investigation by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office involving the possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on a laptop led to a storage unit in Crestview and the arrest of a registered sexual predator.

Dreams came true last week when the Crestview History Museum celebrated their grand opening during an afternoon celebration at the “Bush House” circa 1926 located at 198 S. Wilson Street in downtown Crestview.

Several years before the events currently unfolding in Great Britain surrounding the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, a senior Crestview official received an unofficial briefing on the amount of detail that goes into the planning of a royal funeral.

Then-Mayor David Cadle, a former band director whose music career spanned more than three decades, welcomed Lt. Col. (ret.) Dr. Graham Jones, the former senior director of music for Coldstream Guards’ Household Division, to City Hall April 27, 2017.