Council approves city utility and fee increases for 2027
Crestview water and sewer rates will increase 12 percent beginning Oct. 1 as part of a package of utility rate and city service fee increases approved by the City Council on Sept. 14.
Eglin Federal Credit Union Arts and Education Center opens on Main Street
A new center offering free arts, education and other programming for children and families is taking shape in downtown Crestview.
Families and local officials gathered Monday afternoon for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Eglin Federal Credit Union Arts and Education Center, 189 N. Main St.
Cyber attack targets Florida DMV records, investigation underway
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLSHMV) is reporting a data breach of the state’s Driver and Vehicle Information Database, also known as DAVID.
The department learned of the breach Sept. 4. According to the department, the breach was contained quickly and originated from a Plant City Police Department user.
Former U.S. Marshal recalls 9/11, lives saved
On Sept. 11, 2001, former U.S. Marshal Dominic Guadagnoli was in a morning briefing a few blocks from the World Trade Center when the first plane hit.
At that moment, an ordinary September day would be etched forever into Guadagnoli’s memory — and America’s.
Crestview’s ‘Big Red Machine’ earns national distinction
When it comes to high school football, most people go to watch the team play, the cheerleaders cheer or maybe even the dance team.
However, that’s not the case for Crestview High School’s “Big Red Machine,” which is the newest recipient of the Phi Beta Mu Earl D. Irons Program of Distinction Award.
A 1940s chaplain’s organ discovered in a closet at First Baptist Church.
During a routine cleaning at First Baptist Church, some ladies were cleaning out a closet and found a strange plywood box with a carrying handle.
After some further investigation, the box transformed into a portable pump organ crafted in 1948.
Santa Rosa man who found Danika Troy’s body, took scooter sentenced to prison
The man who first found Danika Troy’s body in the woods off Kimberly Road in Floridatown has been sentenced to prison.
Mitchell Eddins, 46, was sentenced to four years in state prison and 364 days in county jail after pleading guilty to felony petit theft and failing to report a death to the Medical Examiner’s Office or law enforcement.
Gaetz outlines DCF overhaul as Zuraff case nears conclusion
State Sen. Don Gaetz said he will file legislation overhauling the Florida Department of Children and Families in the next legislative session, outlining 10 provisions at a news conference at the Santa Rosa County Courthouse on Sept. 4.
Court records, recording show Crestview man’s beliefs before fatal standoff
In a recording made sometime before his death, Antonio Austin Haner described what he believed was a campaign against him that went all the way to the federal level.
Aden suspends Flock camera program under FDOT order
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office will remove automated license plate readers (ALPRs) and suspend the program following a decision by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) that revoked permits allowing their use on state roads.














