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The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic violence-related argument over a cell phone at a Crestview residence on Sept. 18.

The Crestview Community Redevelopment Agency Board approved a $1.2 million budget for fiscal year 2027 at its Sept. 28 meeting.

The budget for fiscal year 2027, which goes into effect Oct. 1, marks a 77 percent increase from the previous year’s budget of $686,600. The CRA budget is part of the $101 million citywide budget, which was already approved by the City Council at the final budget hearing Sept. 21.

Both Crestview and Okaloosa County have canceled their contracts with Flock Safety and the cameras are in the process of being removed, according to the Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

“Name, Image & Likeness (NIL): What Every Student-Athlete and Parent Should Know” is a community seminar put on by the Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association and the Equity Project Alliance that will join local experts from the world of professional sports, college athletics, finance and law Oct. 20 at Brownsville Community Center, 3200 W. DeSoto Street. Doors and food service will open at 4:30 p.m. while the event runs from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

It took less than two hours of deliberation for a Fort Walton Beach jury to find former Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputy Eddie Duran not guilty in connection with the 2024 shooting death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson.

Another bear hunt is in the works for December.

Last year, a bear hunt was held in four specified hunting zones. The zones were within four of the seven Bear Management Units across the state. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), which approved and regulated the hunt, approximately 52 black bears were harvested, or killed.

One of the men vying to be the next governor of Florida stopped by Fort Walton Beach Wednesday, Sept. 30, to rally support and answer citizens’ questions.

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, the Republican Party of Florida’s nominee, spent most of the campaign event focusing on affordability.

The Crestview Area Youth Association is known for its broad participation in multiple sports. The organization is now branching out with the addition of 7v7 football starting in mid-January.

Residents of north Crestview no longer need to make the trek down State Road 85 to visit Walmart.

North Crestview’s Walmart Neighborhood Market celebrated its opening Sept. 30 to the fanfare of brass players from Crestview High School’s “Big Red Machine” and varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders.

The effects of opioid and drug abuse don’t just affect those who use them. They also affect family members and friends of those who use drugs.

In an effort to help those suffering from drug addiction, the city of Crestview hosted its second Opioid Immersion Seminar Sept. 26.