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Jun 24, 2025

Council approves performance improvement plan for clerk

In the next 90 days, Crestview City Clerk Maryanne Girard will undergo training from the Florida Association of City Clerks as part of a City Council-approved “performance improvement plan.”
Jun 24, 2025
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Okaloosa teachers complete FSU InSPIRE certification program

In early June, eighteen Okaloosa County educators completed the FSU InSPIRE teacher certification program.

The program is a weeklong professional learning experience focused on artificial intelligence prompt engineering and robotics integration in the classroom.

Jun 20, 2025

ICE has been busy in Okaloosa County

Between Jan. 20, when Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term as U.S. president, and this morning, Okaloosa County Jail officials in partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued 189 immigration holds, or detainers, on arrested illegal immigrants.
Jun 19, 2025
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‘Queen’ to Juneteenth crowd: ‘Slavery is a violation of freedom’

Although there were freed blacks living in the northern states before the outbreak of the American Civil War, their freedom was not always guaranteed, Karen Brown said today during a “Walk Through History” presentation at Crestview’s Fourth Annual Juneteenth celebration.
Jun 19, 2025

Sheriff’s Office ends active search for missing swimmer

After an extensive six-day search in the Destin East Pass and surrounding Gulf waters, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office concluded active search operations for 10-year-old Trinity Eslinger at the end of the day on Wednesday.
Jun 19, 2025
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FHP arrests two after high-speed chase

Two Central Florida residents were arrested by the Florida Highway Patrol near Niceville on Wednesday after a high-speed pursuit.
Jun 17, 2025
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Students raise over $9,600 in Change for Children Campaign

On May 27, the Okaloosa County School Board recognized students, staff, and administrators from across the district for their outstanding efforts in the 2024-2025 Change for Children Campaign, a student-led fundraiser supporting Children in Crisis, Inc.
Jun 16, 2025
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Ham Radio Field Day is coming to Spanish Trail Park

Anyone who would like to become a ham radio operator or see how the North Okaloosa Amateur Radio Club supports Okaloosa County is invited to attend the club’s annual Ham Radio Field Day.
Jun 16, 2025
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Deputy avoids head-on crash in Destin

An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputy narrowly avoided a head-on collision Saturday night with a driver who was traveling in the wrong lane and without his headlights on.
Jun 13, 2025
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The Jackson Experience serves up good barbecue to Crestview

Darius Jackson’s full-time job is as a truck driver. On Friday and Saturday, Jackson and his wife Porsha own and operate the Jackson Experience, which is a food truck in Crestview.
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