At Monday’s Crestview City Council meeting, members of the Knights of Columbus Council 7968 of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church donated $4,500 to help cover the costs of the city’s Safe Haven Baby Box at Fire Station 1.
Crestview voters in 2020 approved a city charter amendment that realigned the three City Council precincts to better balance the number of voters in each precinct.
In their new book, Crestview City Manager Tim Bolduc and city Administrative Services Director Jessica Leavins aim to show what it looks like to turn a stagnant, regulation-focused organization into a much more professional one that seeks ways to solve problems.
Tristan Cole Parker of Midlothian, Texas, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for charges stemming from a vehicle crash that killed an off-duty deputy just east of Laurel Hill a little over two years ago.
Former Okaloosa County Commissioner Nathan Boyles, who launched a campaign Monday in House District 3, announced endorsements from Republican state Sens. Don Gaetz and Jay Trumbull, state Reps. Shane Abbott and Alex Andrade, and former state Rep. Jayer Williamson, according to a story posted Tuesday on floridapolitics.com.
Laurel Hill – Amidst the frenzy of gift shopping, card writing, cookie baking and turkey basting, a small north Okaloosa County church invites its neighbors from far and near to pause, take a breath, and experience the true meaning of Christmas.
Tallahassee – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced record-breaking visitation numbers in 2023. Tourists to Florida were found to have spent a record $131 billion in the state—an increase of 5% over 2022—in addition to $36.9 billion in local, state, and federal tax revenue. Florida remains the premier travel destination of the nation and the world.
Darice “Dusty” Allison, a retired longtime probation and parole supervisor for the Florida Department of Corrections, was chosen by the Crestview City Council on Monday to serve the remainder of the four-year term of former Precinct 1 City Councilor Joe Blocker, who resigned Nov. 30 because of health reasons.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement recently arrested James Coffman, 26, of Crestview, for soliciting a child for sex online and using a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony.
