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The Crestview City Council unanimously voted to approve a ban on the development of all large load customers, including data centers, within Crestview city limits at its Sept. 28 meeting, making it the first municipality in Okaloosa County to do so.

A 41-year-old Crestview man was arrested Sept. 18 following a domestic violence-related incident that left him with a gunshot wound to the leg.

The Crestview City Council will convene for its bimonthly meeting Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. in the Crestview City Council Chambers. Here’s what to look out for:

As September comes to an end, Okaloosa County is preparing for the spooky season.

For Okaloosa County, the Wentz Brothers Festival of Fears will make its debut in Holt with opening night Oct. 2.

A person was found deceased in a burnt out vehicle on the Eglin Range in the early morning hours of Sept. 23.

The vehicle was found near Range Road 234 and Lewis Turner Boulevard.

The Crestview City Council approved a $101 million budget and a millage rate of 6.6466 for fiscal year 2027 at its final budget hearing on Sept. 21.

City leaders welcomed the public to a town hall on Sept. 22 to discuss the upcoming surtax and property tax amendments that will be on the ballot this November.

The forum allowed residents to ask questions about the city’s operations, property taxes and the impact of Amendment 3 on both.

He started his music career undergoing medical treatment at Fort Bliss, clapping to a metronome while recovering from a traumatic brain injury. Now, he is a two-time Josie Music Awards Artist of the Year winner.

Josh Davis, who has lived in Crestview with his five children for nearly a decade, received Outlaw Country Artist of the Year at the 2026 Josie Music Awards, held Sept. 20 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.

The City of Crestview will perform all animal control services north of Eglin Air Force Base beginning Sept. 23 as part of a partnership with Okaloosa County.

See You at the Pole was a grassroots movement that began with 10 students praying at their school in 1990. Now, that movement has grown and spread to schools across the nation.

This past Wednesday, students at Crestview High School met at the pole to join in prayer for their school.