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The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners voted March 24 to ban red-light cameras and speed enforcement cameras from county-owned rights of way and county-maintained roads, citing due process concerns raised by a recent Florida court ruling.

A masked student armed with a sharp weapon attacked two classmates and a paraprofessional at Walton Middle School early Tuesday morning before being taken into custody within minutes, authorities said at a press conference in DeFuniak Springs on March 24.

A Baker man was arrested after allegedly firing a shotgun at a teen near Skeeter Lane Monday, March 23.

James Knight, 54, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Doug Chico didn’t plan to run for Congress. The 35-year-old Navy veteran and sixth-generation Northwest Florida native said he’d rather spend more time with his family. But a local surveillance camera rollout last fall set him on a path to challenge incumbent Rep. Jimmy Patronis in the August Republican primary for Florida’s 1st Congressional District.

The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners is set to consider ratifying the submission of a $5 million federal grant application to fund the widening of a heavily congested stretch of State Road 85 in Crestview known as the “Miracle Mile.”

The City of Crestview is taking over Pensacola for their second annual “Crestview Night” at Blue Wahoos Stadium on Thursday, April 30.


“Crestview Night” will feature local community members for the singing of the National Anthem and honorary first pitch, while placing the community of Crestview in their own section where they can come together and enjoy a night of Blue Wahoos baseball.

The Okaloosa County Commission will consider a resolution Tuesday to ban red light cameras and speed detection systems from county roadways and rights-of-way, a move prompted by a Broward County court ruling that struck down part of Florida’s automated traffic enforcement law as unconstitutional.

The art of Fencing has been around since the Ancient Era of history. It was a form of sword combat that evolved into one of the earliest Olympic sports in 1896.


With European roots, the sport has grown across America, and it has now made its way into Crestview with Unity Fencing Academy.

Saturday March 28 is a busy weekend in the city of Crestview. To start, the Triple B Festival makes it return to Main St starting at 11:00 a.m.


But before the festival begins to fill the streets with music and BBQ, the Crestview Public Library will have a full parking lot for their sixth annual ‘Touch-A-Truck’ event from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Back in August 2025, the Crestview City Council announced that a portion of about $170,000 worth of renovation work would be performed to create the future Arts & Learning Center.


Originally, it was set to be an interior remodel of the old Connect With Flowers store, but after some inspection it now needs structural help.