Sep 23, 2024
Former test commander returns to Eglin in new leadership role
Eglin Air Force Base — “Anyone who’s been stationed or worked at Eglin and spent time in the Fort Walton Beach area knows, it’s a place that always feels like home.”
Sep 23, 2024
Hometown History: Crestview’s ‘He-Coon’
This week’s Hometown History is a glimpse at one of Crestview’s most colorful and resourceful politicians, Robert Lee Fulton Sikes, who died Sept. 28, 1994, and whose name graces local public facilities including the airport, the public library, an elementary school, a road in east Crestview, and the local campus of Northwest Florida State College.
Sep 19, 2024
Big hearts continue to aid Crestview Manor
If the nonprofit Crestview Manor assisted living facility didn’t exist, its 44 current residents would be homeless, Kim Fraley said on Wednesday.
Sep 19, 2024
County approves contract for new treatment plant
A contract with J&P Construction Co. Inc., of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to build the almost $41.6 million Shoal River Ranch Water Reclamation Facility was unanimously approved by the Okaloosa County Commission on Tuesday.
Sep 19, 2024
Pitzer starts new role as Rudman’s aide
Baker resident Keri Pitzer, who came in second place in the August primary election’s tight District 3 Okaloosa County Commissioner race, has started a new role.
Sep 18, 2024
County adopts FY ’25 budget
At its public hearing on Tuesday in Shalimar, the Okaloosa County Commission unanimously agreed to adopt the final countywide tax rate and final budget for fiscal year 2025.
Sep 18, 2024
Okaloosa County to buy massive property in Baker
The $6 million purchase of almost 300 acres of land in Baker for tourism and community recreational purposes received the Okaloosa County Commission’s unanimous approval Tuesday.
Sep 18, 2024
Renovated library opens at Eglin Air Force Base
Eglin Air Force Base — The Eglin Community Library re-opened Aug. 27 after a $230,000 refresh project which began in March 2023.
Sep 18, 2024
Duke Field Reservists play vital role in Northern Viking 2024 exercise
KEFLAVIK, Iceland — A team of Reservists from Duke Field, Florida, demonstrated the versatility of the C-146A Wolfhound aircraft while supporting joint and NATO forces during Exercise Northern Viking 2024 in Keflavik, Iceland, Aug. 26 – Sept. 4, 2024.
Sep 17, 2024
Crestview moves closer to finalizing new budget
In a 4-0 vote, the Crestview City Council on Monday adopted the city’s tentative 6.75 millage rate and tentative $61.6 million budget for fiscal year 2025.