Jan 19, 2024
Sheriff’s Office finds fugitive from Georgia
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division received information Thursday from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia that wanted fugitive Charles Franklin Cook was possibly in Crestview.
Jan 19, 2024
Restoring an F-35A Lightning II: A collaborative endeavor
Hill Air Force Base, Utah (AFNS) – F-35 Lightning II maintenance experts at Hill Air Force Base are taking on a seemingly impossible task – stitching two mishap damaged aircraft together into a restored, fully operational F-35.
Jan 19, 2024
Fugitive is captured in Crestview
Fifty-seven-year-old fugitive Jeffrey Todd Wagner, of Laurel Hill, was apprehended in Crestview on Wednesday by members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Section.
Jan 19, 2024
Free trees find new homes
Tulip poplar, pecan, white oak, common persimmon, and crape myrtle were among the species of trees given away to attendees of this morning’s Crestview Arbor Day Celebration.
Jan 18, 2024
Committee to research sites for future county jail
An information-gathering and fact-finding team chaired by Okaloosa County District 1 Commissioner Paul Mixon will help locate potential sites for a new county jail.
Jan 17, 2024
County moves closer to straightening Okaloosa Lane
Okaloosa County’s planned realignment of Okaloosa Lane, which will allow for a straight connection between U.S. Highway 90 and East Redstone Avenue, is now funded.
Jan 17, 2024
PenAir Credit Union is coming to Crestview
Officials with Pensacola-based PenAir Credit Union, which has nearly $3 billion in assets and serves customers from Mobile, Alabama to Tallahassee, plan to open a Crestview branch in early 2025.
Jan 17, 2024
County wants closed beach by Marler Bridge reopened
Okaloosa County officials plan to ask Eglin Air Force Base leaders to reopen the East Pass beach, next to the Marler Bridge by Destin, and allow the county to manage it.
On Tuesday, the County Commission agreed to have board Chairman Paul Mixon send a letter of intent about the county’s overall proposal to Eglin officials.
Jan 17, 2024
A special day for a special lady
Crestview resident Estelle Felgenhauer Day received an early birthday present from the Okaloosa County Commission on Tuesday.
That’s when the board approved a proclamation declaring Jan. 29, 2024, as “Estelle Felgenhauer Day” in Okaloosa County to commemorate her 95th birthday and extraordinary life.
Jan 15, 2024
Into the tranquil woods
For a casual and picturesque forest walk, visit the Bone Creek Recreation Area north of Holt and U.S. Highway 90.
This Florida Forest Service-managed day use rec area is at 4915 Bone Creek Road and part of the Blackwater River State Forest.