An ordinance that prohibits the use of electric bicycles and motorized scooters on streets and sidewalks in downtown Crestview took effect immediately after being adopted by the City Council on Monday.
Numerous parents who vehemently disagree with an updated electronic hall pass system for high school students at Baker School have lashed out at it on social media.
Forrest Tinklepaugh Jr., who is also known as “Joey” and owns the Joey the Jeweler store in downtown Crestview, is the recipient of the city’s 2026 Mae Reatha Coleman Citizen of the Year Award.
In a loan agreement with the Florida Municipal Loan Council, city of Crestview officials plan to borrow up to $30 million via bond financing to reimburse the city for the purchase of “the ROC” recreation facility, pay for the renovation of city Fire Station 3, and pay for the construction of a new public works facility.
The Okaloosa County School District, in partnership with the Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation and the Early Learning Coalition of the Emerald Coast, invites families to a free Kindergarten and Voluntary Prekindergarten Registration Family Movie Afternoon on Sunday, Feb. 1, at Regal Cinemas Santa Rosa, 300 Mary Esther Blvd.
There is a high demand from residents in the Crestview, Baker and Laurel Hill areas for locally sourced beef, chicken, and eggs, as well as fresh sourdough, business partners Jordan Weldon and Shaun Clifton said on Thursday.
Florida Department of Transportation officials recently agreed to partner with Okaloosa County on a project to widen the four-lane State Road 85 segment between P.J. Adams Parkway and Live Oak Church Road to six lanes, District 1 County Commissioner Paul Mixon said at today’s Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast.
