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Over the weekend, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a Fort Walton Beach residence after its front door was kicked in and the door frame was damaged.

Nineteen-year-old Crestview resident Javarius J. Lee, of the 1200 block of Northview Drive, was arrested on Thursday on charges of kidnapping and robbery with a firearm stemming from an alleged incident in Niceville.

Next week’s homecoming festivities at Baker School will culminate with the crowning of the homecoming king and queen on Friday night and a dance on Saturday.

When Crestview Fire Chief Josh Vargason was growing up in the small north Florida town of Jasper, all the local firefighters were unpaid volunteers.

Beginning in 2019, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration launched an investigation into a drug trafficking organization operating in Okaloosa County.

Malachi L. Watkins, 22, of the 200 block of East Oakdale Ave. in Crestview, was arrested on Monday by Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies on 25 counts of possession of child pornography.

A fiscal year 2026 countywide millage rate of 3.83 mills and a budget totaling a little over $687 million were unanimously adopted by the Okaloosa County Commission on Tuesday.

Okaloosa County’s landholdings are about to be increased by almost 100 acres.

Nathan L. Sanchez, who is a civilian Air Force spouse at Hurlburt Field, recently was arrested on 30 counts of possession of child porn.

Through its Site-Based Mentoring program, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida is looking for 10 caring adults to serve as mentors for children at Bob Sikes Elementary School in Crestview.