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By May 1, Okaloosa County officials anticipate closing on the purchase of the former Red Lobster restaurant property next to the Santa Rosa Sound in Fort Walton Beach.

A total of 15 dogs were adopted at a March 1 dog-adoption event conducted by Crestview Animal Services and Saving with Soul Pet Rescue of Northwest Florida.

The event took place at the Crestview Public Library.

Okaloosa County officials hope to soon find out whether the county will be awarded $16.8 million in Triumph Gulf Coast money to allow for the completion of a more than $1 billion economic investment project at the Shoal River Ranch industrial park.

A Holt resident being held at the Okaloosa County Jail is now charged with three counts of possession of child pornography.

The nonprofit Crestview Area Shelter for the Homeless received a $6,000 donation today from the medical staff at North Okaloosa Medical Center.

Retired Lt. Col. William Hogan will speak at this year’s “Race to the Rhein” living history weekend on Saturday.

The University of Florida, IFAS and Pensacola State College Milton Campus is having its annual Spring Festival of Flowers on April 4, 5 & 6, 2025. Over one-hundred vendors selling plants from natives to ornamentals as well as various craft and food vendors. The event proceeds will be used for student scholarships, student field trips, and student computer lab needs at the University of Florida, IFAS Milton Programs.

The Hub City’s Fifth Annual Spring Cleanup, “Keep Crestview Beautiful,” is scheduled for April 12-26.

Last December, Crestview teen Payton Raulerson was supposed to make her acting debut by playing the role of “Caterpillar” in the Stage Crafters Community Theatre production of the one-act play, “Once Upon a Broomstick.”

An Eastern red cedar tree, a pineapple guava tree, and a Grancy greybeard tree began taking root this morning in the yard of the Bush House, which stands at 198 S. Wilson St. and houses the Crestview History Museum.