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Apr 30, 2024

Hometown History: Our first council meeting

Crestview – Here’s your dose of Crestview area history for this week. As spring sets in, the pace of local activity picks up. Much of the material gleaned for this feature comes from “Crestview: The Forkland,” a comprehensive history book. Copies may be purchased at the Crestview History Museum.
Apr 29, 2024
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Emerald Coast Regional Council probe into event costs could lead to CEO’s ouster

Based on concerns from members of the Emerald Coast Regional Council, the council’s executive committee is working to provide “a complete and total breakdown of all the expenditures” for a recent ECRC-hosted gathering that included a controversial party in Miramar Beach, ECRC Board Chair Kasey Cuchens said today.
Apr 26, 2024

Catching the eyes of motorists

Okaloosa County Tourist Development Department officials recently began using four billboards to help promote the new Crestview Welcome and Adventure Center.
Apr 25, 2024

County looks to retain current countywide millage rate

Okaloosa County Administrator John Hofstad intends to “hold the line” and keep the existing countywide millage rate of 3.83 mills in place for the county’s fiscal year 2025 budget.
Apr 25, 2024
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Old Spanish Trail Rodeo celebrates 34th year

For more than three decades, Baker’s Old Spanish Trail Rodeo has been a hit with cowboys and cowgirls as well as the fans.

Held annually the second weekend in April, and hosted by the Baker Area Recreation Association, this year’s rodeo was April 12-14 at its home in the Barnhill Arena.

Apr 24, 2024

Legacy Sites confront ‘our nation’s silence’

Appropriately enough, the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration, and its two sister Legacy Sites, stand in Montgomery, Alabama.
Apr 23, 2024

Hub City leaders plan to enliven ‘gateway’ sign

Crestview Community Redevelopment Agency officials are working to enhance the back side of the archway sign at the intersection of north Main Street and U.S. Highway 90.
Apr 23, 2024

Ajax will handle Crestview’s big-ticket projects

The firm that led the development of the latest Okaloosa County Courthouse on Crestview’s Main Street will manage the pre-design, design, construction, and post-construction services for the city’s major planned projects, such as a sports complex, public safety building, and new public services complex.
Apr 23, 2024
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Pilgrim Rest pastor accepts call to Ohio church

Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church senior pastor Geoff Prows had never heard of Baker, Florida before the Lord started putting Florida on the heart of the East Tennessee native in 2013.
Apr 23, 2024

Crestview fire chief to retire in ‘25

Crestview Fire Chief Tony Holland, who has served with the city Fire Department since August 1993, plans to retire after the first of the year, City Manager Tim Bolduc told the City Council on Monday.
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