EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — After a quick taxi out to Duke Field’s runway, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Geraghty spun up the 21-foot, electric aircraft’s 80-horsepower engine and zoomed forward. The Pipistrel Velis Electro quietly lifted off heading north as the sun dipped in the west around dusk April 22.
An Emerald Coast Regional Council-hosted reception on Feb. 2 generated much interest because of the “outward appearance” that the event was self-promoting at the expense of taxpayers, Bay County Commission Chairman and ECRC Board Member Tommy Hamm said today.
The new, 286-seat Texas Roadhouse in Crestview is the type of growth the Hub City needs to see, Crestview City Councilman Ryan Bullard said shortly before the restaurant’s ribbon-cutting ceremony today.
In a prayer for Okaloosa County’s churches and faith-based community, the Rev. Sherrell Compton of New Life International Worship Center in Crestview asked God on Thursday evening to “grant us your divine wisdom, knowledge, understanding and discernment, so that we will know how to come in and go out in a manner that honors us.
More Crestview senior citizens should come and enjoy free meals and the chance to socialize with others at Crestview Manor, says Kim Fraley, executive director of the nonprofit Elder Services of Okaloosa County.
In a display of academic prowess, Team Okaloosa, comprising eight talented high school students, secured the top spot in the prestigious Commissioner’s Academic Challenge (CAC) held April 10 -April 13.
Crestview Public Information Manager Chance Leavins, who has been employed by the city for almost five years, plans to work his last day with the city next Tuesday.
