Hoping to prevent tragedies that have occurred elsewhere in Florida and other states, a majority of the Okaloosa County Commission today approved an ordinance that limits the size of holes that people can dig on county-owned public beaches.
Ahleshia Elliott, who began working for the nonprofit Main Street Crestview Association as its office assistant last September and then as its event coordinator around the start of this year, became the MSCA’s executive director on March 29.
To make way for Crestview’s Main Street renovation project, the portion of Main Street between Industrial Drive and East Woodruff Avenue will be closed starting on Monday, April 15.
Fourteen-year-old Tayten Richard Cady, who is an Okaloosa online student and a former student of Davidson Middle School in Crestview, has been charged with making an electronic threat of a mass shooting/terrorist act.
Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. – The 96th Security Forces Squadron will begin 100 percent identification checks for anyone accessing the installation in May.
By late 2026, Okaloosa County School District officials plan to have seven portable classroom units adjacent to the Baker School bus ramp replaced with an addition containing 12 permanent classrooms.
Hurlburt Field, Fla. – Balancing work and home life can be a challenge for many Airmen. Adding children to the mix can make it even more difficult, and for single parents, that’s another story.
Okaloosa County’s Mosquito Control technicians will begin night spraying operations countywide in mid-to-late April and early May, county officials said today.
