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As September comes to an end, Okaloosa County is preparing for the spooky season.

For Okaloosa County, the Wentz Brothers Festival of Fears will make its debut in Holt with opening night Oct. 2.

A person was found deceased in a burnt out vehicle on the Eglin Range in the early morning hours of Sept. 23.

The vehicle was found near Range Road 234 and Lewis Turner Boulevard.

The Crestview City Council approved a $101 million budget and a millage rate of 6.6466 for fiscal year 2027 at its final budget hearing on Sept. 21.

City leaders welcomed the public to a town hall on Sept. 22 to discuss the upcoming surtax and property tax amendments that will be on the ballot this November.

The forum allowed residents to ask questions about the city’s operations, property taxes and the impact of Amendment 3 on both.

He started his music career undergoing medical treatment at Fort Bliss, clapping to a metronome while recovering from a traumatic brain injury. Now, he is a two-time Josie Music Awards Artist of the Year winner.

Josh Davis, who has lived in Crestview with his five children for nearly a decade, received Outlaw Country Artist of the Year at the 2026 Josie Music Awards, held Sept. 20 at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.

The City of Crestview will perform all animal control services north of Eglin Air Force Base beginning Sept. 23 as part of a partnership with Okaloosa County.

See You at the Pole was a grassroots movement that began with 10 students praying at their school in 1990. Now, that movement has grown and spread to schools across the nation.

This past Wednesday, students at Crestview High School met at the pole to join in prayer for their school.

After more than four decades in the newspaper business, Tim Smolarick is bringing his experience and passion for local journalism to Sandpaper Publishing as group publisher.

The Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a $775 million budget for fiscal 2027 at its final budget hearing Sept. 18. It also maintained the countywide millage rate of 3.8308 that it has set since 2017.

The job of a teacher is no easy task. Creating lesson plans, staying after hours to grade tests and maintaining the focus of students throughout the day can prove taxing.

However, the life of a teacher is never boring, and Shelby Frost’s passion for helping her students succeed is one reason she was named Crestview High School Teacher of the Year.