The Okaloosa County School District Board held their last meeting of May this past Tuesday. During the meeting, the Board discussed the approval of agenda item 10.4, “Crestview High School Parking/Paving Project” (Phase 3).
The Board approved and the motion passed on a vote of 4-0.
The Okaloosa County Big of the Year is an award that recognizes a mentor who has made a lasting impact through consistent support, strong connection, and a meaningful commitment to a young person’s growth.
It is a high honor that has now been bestowed upon Jessica Valek.
Okaloosa’s Economic Development Council, known as One Okaloosa, won the prestigious “Deal of the Year” award from the Florida Economic Development Council May 14 in Orlando at the organization’s annual conference.
Okaloosa County is winding down its fixed-route bus service, shifting to providing only paratransit and demand-based services as officials say decades of fixed routes have drained the general fund with almost nothing to show for it.
Around 730 acres of natural greenspace near Holt will be added to the Blackwater State Forest after a vote by the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners on May 19.
Crestview High School held off the rain last Friday as the senior class took to the football field for their victory lap. Red robes and caps wrapped behind the home side bleachers while others lined the fence of the neighboring softball field.
As the music began, the graduating class was greeted by a full stadium with family and friends spectating from the track to the top of the press box.
