Hurlburt Field – As an Air Force Comptroller, our ability to adapt to the ebbs and flows of the budget environment and our customer needs is what makes our career field essential to the success of our great nation and the Department of Defense. It is exactly the mind set we need as the Air Force shifts into the Joint All Domain environment. In the conflict against a peer competitor, it will be key to provide flexible and resilient formations to meet commanders’ intent–within the Air Force, we call it Agile Combat Employment.
The vacant, former Beach Bank building on the east side of the busy P.J. Adams Parkway-State Road 85 intersection in south Crestview soon might house Okaloosa County’s first north-end welcome center.
In 2020, an F-22 Raptor crashed deep within the Eglin range. In the barren location with nothing but trees, snakes, fires, and jet plane wreckage, emergency responders endured sweltering 100-degree May heat for hours without access to restrooms or just a cool place to sit down and recharge.
Preliminary plats for two proposed major subdivisions of detached single-family homes, as well as the first reading of ordinances on requested future land use and zoning designations for land that later might contain a large townhouse subdivision, were approved by the Crestview City Council on Nov. 13.
The next court date for a Crestview man who was recently charged with numerous drug trafficking charges and other felony charges is set for Dec. 28.
Matthew William Bachmann, 30, of 4818 Chapperal St., was arrested by Crestview Police officers on Nov. 9 at a residence at 1295 Mapoles St., northwest of the State Road 85-U.S. Highway 90 intersection.
West Des Moines, IA – Nov. 10, Mediacom Communications is offering $60,000 in scholarship support for high school seniors who plan to obtain further education. The scholarship program is in its 23rd consecutive year and Mediacom’s investment will award $1,000 World Class Scholarships to 60 high school seniors.
Three of Okaloosa County’s nine state funding requests that recently were shared with the county’s legislative delegation pertain to proposed projects on the county’s north end.
The state Legislature’s next 60-day regular session starts on Jan. 9.
After hiking about nine miles, thru-hikers heading west on the Florida National Scenic Trail from State Road 85 just south of Crestview currently must turn around because of a trail gap and the lack of a footbridge over the Yellow River.
The Okaloosa County Commission on Nov. 7 approved granting $33,227 in economic development property tax exemptions to help a New York-based U.S. Navy contractor expand into Florida.
Preliminary plats for two proposed major subdivisions of detached single-family homes, as well as requested future land use and zoning designations for land that later might contain a large townhouse subdivision, were approved by the Crestview Planning and Development Board on Nov. 6.
