Mar 19, 2024
Gigapower expanding fiber internet
Gigapower, a joint venture between AT&T and BlackRock, announced today an expansion of its state-of-the-art fiber optics network to Crestview, providing in-demand quality broadband connectivity to the community.
Mar 19, 2024
Laurel Hill still awaits its second restaurant
The plan to open a restaurant called Cesiano’s in the former Cash’s Liquor Store and Lounge building in Laurel Hill has apparently fallen through.
Mar 18, 2024
Shelter needs help maintaining its heavily used minivan
So far this year, the minivan used by the nonprofit Crestview Area Shelter for the Homeless to deliver food to the needy and bring clients to their jobs, medical and Social Security appointments, and court appearances has racked up about $4,000 in repair costs.
“We don’t have money to repair it,” shelter President Ann Sprague said today.
Mar 18, 2024
Job fair shows options for local juniors and seniors
An estimated 1,100 students made their way through the Crestview High School gym on March 12 to see what their future career could look like without a college degree. Businesses looking for summer employees, such as Big Kahuna’s Water Park in Destin were also on hand.
Mar 15, 2024
Immersed in SeaLight
Set aside about an hour to fully enjoy the sensational SeaLight Festival, which runs from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily through April 6 at Seascape Resort, 100 Seascape Drive, Miramar Beach.
Mar 14, 2024
County says FPL solar site had uncontrolled stormwater runoff
Okaloosa County officials on Tuesday issued a stop-work order for Florida Power & Light’s planned Kayak Solar Energy Center project after discovering recent heavy rains had washed large amounts of sediment from the project site into adjacent waterways.
Mar 14, 2024
It’s almost Triple B time!
Thousands of fans of blues, brews, and barbecue are about to take over downtown Crestview.
The 20th Annual Triple B festival is set for 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 23.
Mar 14, 2024
Crestview man dies in vehicle crash
A 41-year-old man from Crestview died Wednesday morning after crashing his pickup truck near the merge point of state roads 123 and 85.
Mar 13, 2024
State prisoner indicted for threatening to kill a federal judge
United States Attorney Roger Handberg on Tuesday announced a grand jury indictment charging Marcus Pratt, a 38-year-old prisoner at the Okaloosa Correctional Institution near Crestview, with three counts of mailing threatening communications and three counts of influencing, impeding, or retaliating against a federal judge.
Mar 13, 2024
WWII vet, barber and entertainer J.T. Garrett goes out in style
Lifetime Crestview resident J.T. Garrett, who enjoyed impersonating “Barney Fife” from “The Andy Griffith Show” and once had a real brush with Hollywood fame, died on March 3 at age 96.