Jul 10, 2024
Food giveaway benefits hundreds of families
A total of 25,900 pounds, or nearly 13 tons, of food were distributed to more than 400 families on Saturday morning at Crestview’s Old Spanish Trail Amphitheater on Stillwell Boulevard.
Jul 10, 2024
Group takes aim at alleviating opioid abuse
The battle against widespread opioid abuse needs to focus on youth, Pensacola State College Charter Academy student Riley Perantoni said during a roundtable discussion on Tuesday at Crestview City Hall.
Jul 10, 2024
Test wing welcomes new commander
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Brig. Gen. Mark A. Massaro assumed command of the 96th Test Wing from Brig. Gen. Jeffrey T. Geraghty at a ceremony that began at 9:06 a.m. July 3 at the McKinley Climatic Lab.
Jul 9, 2024
County looks to keep existing countywide millage rate
For fiscal year 2025, Okaloosa County officials propose retaining the countywide millage rate of 3.83 mills that has been in place since the start of FY 2018.
Jul 9, 2024
Goodbye Grey Wolf
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The MH-139A Grey Wolf’s back left tire was the last to leave the ground as Maj. Jonathan Palka’s synchronized stick and pedal movements propelled the aircraft up, forward and away from Duke Field’s runway.
Jul 8, 2024
Multi-use island path could open in early ‘25
Okaloosa County officials and local leaders broke ground this morning on the county’s multi-use “bridge to bridge” path.
Jul 5, 2024
School District retains top 10 ranking
This year’s results for the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking and End of Course Exams keep the Okaloosa County School District in the top 10 of the state’s 67 school districts.
Jul 5, 2024
Realtors seek donations to help family devastated by house fire
Crestview Realtor Jordan Pehowic and her business partners are asking the community to assist the family that lost everything when a fire destroyed their newly built house last night.
Jul 5, 2024
Fentanyl, counterfeit oxycodone found during search of Crestview home
Three Crestview men were arrested following the execution of a narcotics search warrant on Sabre Drive on July 3, according to a press release from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Jul 3, 2024
Angel Force Protection intends to ‘protect our babies’
When the new school year begins next month at the private Rocky Bayou Christian School in Crestview, Army veteran Daniel Rollins will begin using his military and law-enforcement experience to protect the school’s students and staff.