May 7, 2025
World’s largest lionfish tournament returns
Destin-Fort Walton Beach will host the Emerald Coast Open, the world’s largest lionfish tournament, from May 16-18.
May 7, 2025
Crestview Animal Services receives help to increase lifesaving
City of Crestview officials on Tuesday announced that Crestview Animal Services has been selected to receive support from Best Friends Animal Society, a national leader in animal welfare, through the Jacksonville Humane Society.
May 6, 2025
Barlow joins state Rehab Council
Crestview resident Bonnie Barlow, who is the president and CEO of Bridgeway Center Inc., is one of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ dozen appointees to the Florida Rehabilitation Council, according to a news release issued Friday by the governor’s office.
May 6, 2025
New sidewalks by Laurel Hill School are still planned
The Okaloosa County Commission today approved a revised grant agreement for the construction of new sidewalks near Laurel Hill School.
May 6, 2025
Crestview’s new mobility fee could lead to better traffic flow
The city of Crestview’s new mobility fee that will be charged to developers will help pay for future planned infrastructure projects, such as new connections to existing roads, as well as a roundabout on Mirage Avenue by Chick-fil-A.
May 5, 2025
Serving at sea
Ensign Jackson Perry, from Niceville, Florida, communicates with the engineering department to obtain fuel percentages during an underway replenishment with fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lewis on the bridge of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley in the Philippine Sea on April 29.
May 5, 2025
S.O. captures suspect near Crestview
A 32-year-old Crestview man wanted on numerous felony and misdemeanor warrants had been on the run from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office in recent weeks, but no longer.
May 2, 2025
Hurlburt field to perform prescribed burns
HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. – Hurlburt Field will conduct multiple prescribed burns between May 4-10, pending weather conditions.
May 2, 2025
S.O.: Garden City teen tried to take deputy’s gun
An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy was able to escape harm after an armed burglary suspect tried to pull a weapon on him and tried to take the deputy’s gun from its holster, S.O. officials said in a news release on Thursday.
May 2, 2025
Victims’ loved one: Killer ‘deserved no mercy’
Mass murderer Jeffrey G. Hutchinson was executed at 8:14 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thursday at Florida State Prison.