Sep 19, 2025
Crestview man is charged with robbery, kidnapping
Nineteen-year-old Crestview resident Javarius J. Lee, of the 1200 block of Northview Drive, was arrested on Thursday on charges of kidnapping and robbery with a firearm stemming from an alleged incident in Niceville.
Sep 19, 2025
Baker Gators to celebrate Homecoming
Next week’s homecoming festivities at Baker School will culminate with the crowning of the homecoming king and queen on Friday night and a dance on Saturday.
Sep 18, 2025
Crestview fire chief reveres teamwork
When Crestview Fire Chief Josh Vargason was growing up in the small north Florida town of Jasper, all the local firefighters were unpaid volunteers.
Sep 18, 2025
Authorities bust Houston-based drug trafficking group
Beginning in 2019, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration launched an investigation into a drug trafficking organization operating in Okaloosa County.
Sep 17, 2025
Deputies arrest Crestview man on dozens of child porn possession charges
Malachi L. Watkins, 22, of the 200 block of East Oakdale Ave. in Crestview, was arrested on Monday by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies on 25 counts of possession of child pornography.
Sep 17, 2025
Okaloosa County adopts FY ‘26 budget
A fiscal year 2026 countywide millage rate of 3.83 mills and a budget totaling a little over $687 million were unanimously adopted by the Okaloosa County Commission on Tuesday.
Sep 17, 2025
County Commission approves buying land next to Crestview
Okaloosa County’s landholdings are about to be increased by almost 100 acres.
Sep 17, 2025
Hurlburt Field man faces dozens of child porn possession charges
Nathan L. Sanchez, who is a civilian Air Force spouse at Hurlburt Field, recently was arrested on 30 counts of possession of child porn.
Sep 15, 2025
Big Brothers Big Sisters of NW Florida seeks mentors
Through its Site-Based Mentoring program, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida is looking for 10 caring adults to serve as mentors for children at Bob Sikes Elementary School in Crestview.
Sep 15, 2025
Crestview Library welcomes all nerds to inaugural event
The Crestview Public Library’s first-ever NERDCon, which will cater to all fans of comics, gaming, anime, sci-fi, fantasy, and everything nerdy in between, is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27.














