News Archive

Whether the tropical disturbance Invest 92-L currently taking shape in the Gulf becomes Tropical Storm Isaias, Okaloosa County encourages residents to be prepared.

Crestview’s only exotic animal store, Emerald Exxxotics, located at 189 Oakdale Ave., opened to the public with a soft launch Oct. 1.

On the morning of Monday, Oct. 5, the Crestview Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and McDonald Street.

Upon arrival, it was discovered that the fire was coming from the main sanctuary of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church.

The 250,000-square-foot portion of Williams International’s 1 million-square-foot gas turbine engine manufacturing plant is set to open early next year, according to One Okaloosa Economic Development Council Executive Director Nathan Sparks.

The Crestview Planning and Development Board will convene for its monthly meeting Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Here’s what to look for:

In addition to the three state amendments on Okaloosa County’s ballot this November is a referendum unique to the county: the half-cent infrastructure surtax renewal.

The Okaloosa County School District is expanding its Employee Health Clinic to Crestview, giving employees and their dependents in north Okaloosa County a closer option for health care beginning in spring 2027.

The location will be announced at a later date.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic violence-related argument over a cell phone at a Crestview residence on Sept. 18.

The Crestview Community Redevelopment Agency Board approved a $1.2 million budget for fiscal year 2027 at its Sept. 28 meeting.

The budget for fiscal year 2027, which goes into effect Oct. 1, marks a 77 percent increase from the previous year’s budget of $686,600. The CRA budget is part of the $101 million citywide budget, which was already approved by the City Council at the final budget hearing Sept. 21.

Both Crestview and Okaloosa County have canceled their contracts with Flock Safety and the cameras are in the process of being removed, according to the Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.