Jul 7, 2025
Crestview man sentenced for trafficking in meth and fentanyl
Dion’te Wingate, 24, of Crestview, Florida, has been sentenced to 13 1/2 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to two counts of possessing with intent to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Jul 7, 2025
Underwater headstones epitomize ‘the essence of the departed’
A company that builds artificial reefs using cremated remains is constructing its first “seametery” offshore of Destin.
Jul 7, 2025
Crestview motorcyclist dies in crash
A 28-year-old Crestview man died on Sunday morning after crashing his motorcycle by the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport.
Jul 7, 2025
Take Stock in Children needs mentors
The Okaloosa County Take Stock in Children program is seeking caring, committed mentors to guide and support local high school students in grades 9–11 during the upcoming school year, which starts on Aug. 11.
Jul 7, 2025
Drainage work closes Hospital Drive
Starting this morning, Hospital Drive in Crestview will be closed for about one week for drainage work.
Jul 3, 2025
Museum to host Bastille Day Celebration
Residents ready to fence like a Three Musketeer, savor French culinary culture, and delve into the heritage of Crestview’s Sister City in France are invited to celebrate Bastille Day (a couple days early) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, at the Crestview History Museum in the historic Bush House.
Jul 3, 2025
New book recounts historic murders in Okaloosa County
In his new book titled “Mystery at Green Pond: The murder of Bud and Nancy Davis by the Blackwell Brothers,” Destin author Ronald W. Collins chronicles the events that led to the shooting and killing of a Confederate Army veteran and his wife in Okaloosa County in 1917.
Jul 2, 2025
Crestview teen injured in car accident
Multiple people, including a 17-year-old girl from Crestview, were injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning in the Ensley area northwest of Pensacola.
Jul 2, 2025
May Day participants say part of the event had too many cops
The heavy police presence during the latter hours of the recent May Day celebration in Crestview was needed to try to keep revelers safe, city Police Chief Steve McCosker told attendees of a post-May Day town hall meeting on Tuesday.
Jul 1, 2025
Board confirms appointment of new growth management director
For the first time in nearly 20 years, Okaloosa County has a new growth management director.



