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Okaloosa County Public Safety staff is continuously monitoring the incoming winter storm and is in regular communications with all pertinent County departments and agencies. Please monitor official news and official agency communications. The County has compiled information from other agencies and stakeholders in Okaloosa County related to closures/information. If you have questions beyond what is listed, please reach out to that specific agency. This information is as of Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 at 4 p.m.

The 2025 MLK Ceremony hosted on Saturday by The Concerned Citizens of Crestview “served as a reminder for us not only to celebrate equality, justice, and unity in our community, but also to carry them forward for future generations,” city of Crestview officials said.

An early morning fire destroyed a family’s home at 7763 Peacock Road in the Blackman area north of Baker today.

After a cold front moves through the area this weekend, some wintery precipitation is very likely Tuesday in Northwest Florida, according to the National Weather Service in Mobile.

Saturday is projected to be the warmest day we’ve had in a while with highs close to 70, followed by cold precipitation on Tuesday. Whether that will be snow, freezing rain or sleet all depends on the vertical temperature profile and how far away from the warm Gulf of Mexico you are.

Like her fellow Crestview City Council members, Councilor Dusty Allison is aware of drivers speeding through the city’s marked and signed school zones, which just before and after school have a 20-mph speed limit.

City of Crestview officials recently received a new development application for the planned Walmart Neighborhood Market on the city’s north end.

Tom Moody is a retired Army Ranger who is known as “a living legend.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Jan. 16 named Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to succeed outgoing U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who was picked by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as secretary of state.

Hurlburt Field, Fla. – “Is there a doctor on board?”

Sitting in his aisle seat toward the back of a commercial flight, Air Force Staff Sgt. William Flaspoehler saw the flight attendants scrambling for help.

Featuring Santa dressed in camouflage, as well as characters from the classic “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” TV special, the American Legion Post 75 float in Crestview’s 2024 Christmas Parade is the winner of the “most festive” award from the nonprofit Main Street Crestview Association.