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Around 730 acres of natural greenspace near Holt will be added to the Blackwater State Forest after a vote by the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners on May 19.

Crestview High School held off the rain last Friday as the senior class took to the football field for their victory lap. Red robes and caps wrapped behind the home side bleachers while others lined the fence of the neighboring softball field.


As the music began, the graduating class was greeted by a full stadium with family and friends spectating from the track to the top of the press box.

Last Friday, members from around the Crestview community met at Twin Hills Park to help bring awareness to mental health.


It was a cloudy morning, but that didn’t prevent people from supporting the cause of walking in unity to support those with mental health disorders.

Seats filled under the stadium lights of Doug Griffith Stadium as family members gathered to celebrate Baker’s 2026 graduating class.


Graduates stepped on to the newly turfed field, signaling their first step into life after high school.

A crowd of people gathered under the bright, fluorescent lights of Laurel Hill’s gymnasium last Tuesday.


Family members, friends, and loved ones bared the heat as the class of 2026 took to their seats for a momentous milestone in life.

For years, dogs have been referred to as “man’s best friend”. Temple Fitness owner, Cory Schroeder, got to experience what that truly meant with his late English Bulldog, Mr. Muscles.


Schroeder now honors his best friend with the “Muscles in May” Dog Wash Fundraiser.

Kimahri Blevins, 15, and Gabriel Williams, 16, are due back in court this summer.
The pair were charged with first-degree premeditated murder or felony murder for allegedly killing their classmate Danika Troy, 14. The two teens were indicted Dec. 19, 2025.

The Crestview City Council voted unanimously on May 11 to authorize City Manager Jessica Leavins to negotiate a one-year deal with Crestview High’s swim coach David Hernandez to manage the pool at the Crestview Recreation Center.

The Crestview City Council on May 11 approved an interlocal agreement to provide temporary emergency animal control services to the City of Laurel Hill on an as-needed basis.

Okaloosa County Commissioners will consider ending fixed-route public bus service and dissolving a decade-old regional transit agreement when they meet at their next public meeting on May 19 at the Okaloosa County Administration Building in Shalimar at 8 a.m.