Jan 20, 2025
Fire ravages Blackman-area home
An early morning fire destroyed a family’s home at 7763 Peacock Road in the Blackman area north of Baker today.
Jan 17, 2025
Snow very probable this Tuesday in Northwest Florida
After a cold front moves through the area this weekend, some wintery precipitation is very likely Tuesday in Northwest Florida, according to the National Weather Service in Mobile.
Saturday is projected to be the warmest day we’ve had in a while with highs close to 70, followed by cold precipitation on Tuesday. Whether that will be snow, freezing rain or sleet all depends on the vertical temperature profile and how far away from the warm Gulf of Mexico you are.
Jan 17, 2025
Crestview officials support adding speed cameras to school zones
Like her fellow Crestview City Council members, Councilor Dusty Allison is aware of drivers speeding through the city’s marked and signed school zones, which just before and after school have a 20-mph speed limit.
Jan 16, 2025
Planned Walmart Neighborhood Market takes major step forward
City of Crestview officials recently received a new development application for the planned Walmart Neighborhood Market on the city’s north end.
Jan 16, 2025
Tom Moody is ‘everywhere.’ And now he’s Crestview’s top citizen
Tom Moody is a retired Army Ranger who is known as “a living legend.”
Jan 16, 2025
DeSantis taps Moody for U.S. Senate
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Jan. 16 named Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to succeed outgoing U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who was picked by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as secretary of state.
Jan 15, 2025
23 STS IDMT: ‘Knowing what to do and being ready can make all the difference’
Hurlburt Field, Fla. – “Is there a doctor on board?”
Sitting in his aisle seat toward the back of a commercial flight, Air Force Staff Sgt. William Flaspoehler saw the flight attendants scrambling for help.
Jan 14, 2025
Here are the winning entries in Crestview’s Christmas Parade
Featuring Santa dressed in camouflage, as well as characters from the classic “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” TV special, the American Legion Post 75 float in Crestview’s 2024 Christmas Parade is the winner of the “most festive” award from the nonprofit Main Street Crestview Association.
Jan 14, 2025
Wreaths Across America honored at Beal Memorial Cemetery
Hurlburt Field – Active-duty personnel, local veterans and members of the public gathered Dec. 14, 2024, at Beal Memorial Cemetery in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, for the annual Wreaths Across America Placement Ceremony.
Jan 14, 2025
Crestview man in new independent film, hopes to make his mark
Crestview isn’t the kind of place people think of when it comes to movie lights or silver screens, but for Brandon Lee Joseph, its proving to be a great starting point.
Known professionally as Brandon Lee, Joseph, a resident of Crestview, has been trying his hand at a career in the performing arts for about a decade. His mediums include hip-hop and acting.