Jun 26, 2025
Healing Hoof Steps provides comfort for Crestview residents
Healing Hoof Steps CEO Narissa Jenkins grew up in Fort Walton Beach with a military family.
Her father was a combat search veteran who served in weather reconnaissance operations during the Vietnam War and met Jenkins’ mom in Thailand.
Jun 26, 2025
Deputies are recognized for their heroism
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Caden Downing today was awarded the Medal of Merit for exceptional bravery, professionalism, and unwavering dedication to duty during a high-risk incident on April 30.
Jun 26, 2025
Sheriff’s Office achieves its fifth reaccreditation
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Inspector Kyle Lowrey was recognized today with an “Outstanding Performance Award” for his extraordinary efforts and commitment to high standards as OCSO Accreditation Manager.
Jun 25, 2025
Ice cream shop owners embrace lions and legacy
Erik and Amanda Shutt, the owners of Be A Lion Ice Cream Co. in downtown Crestview, love to indulge in big servings of faith, family, and community.
Jun 25, 2025
Chamber welcomes Coastal Computers
The Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated the official ribbon cutting for Coastal Computers on Friday.
Jun 24, 2025
Police: Baker man tells wife he ‘crashed into someone and killed their dog’
Don Alvin Guess, 58, of Baker, faces charges of DUI-causing property damage and DUI-causing serious bodily injury after recently being served with an arrest warrant stemming from a Feb. 15 crash that Crestview Police say severly injured another driver and killed the other driver’s dog.
Jun 24, 2025
Far fewer Muscovy ducks roam Twin Hills Park these days
Attendees of this year’s Independence Day celebration at Crestview’s Twin Hills Park likely will notice a much smaller Muscovy duck population than usual at the 24-acre park and its two ponds.
Jun 24, 2025
Crestview’s Independence Day celebration to rock Twin Hills Park
Plenty of live music, food trucks, vendors, face painting and games for kids, two bars selling alcoholic beverages, and other attractions will all be on hand at Crestview’s Twin Hills Park for the city’s Fourth of July celebration, which will be capped by a huge fireworks show.
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
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.