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Oct 31, 2023

Legislators hear about the need for a new Shoal River bridge, wider road

Okaloosa County officials need the support of state leaders to obtain money for a new bridge over the Shoal River by the south end of Crestview, County Commission Chairman Trey Goodwin said at the annual Okaloosa County Legislative Delegation Meeting on Oct. 30.
Oct 31, 2023

FHP arrests reckless driver

The Florida Highway Patrol arrested a Pensacola man on numerous charges on Oct. 30 after the man reportedly drove recklessly in Crestview.
Oct 30, 2023

FPL touts vast fields of sun power

Florida Power & Light’s first solar energy center in Okaloosa County is expected to be operational by the end of January 2024.
Oct 30, 2023

Crestview man dies after crashing his truck

A single-vehicle wreck killed a 26-year-old Crestview man at 1 a.m. Saturday morning on Old River Road in Baker.
Oct 26, 2023

She’s (still) got the beat

Unlike athletes, band members “never get benched” and can perform for the rest of their lives, says Crestview musician Dorothy Burress, who at age 75 is still helping to set the tempo as a drummer.
Oct 25, 2023

Adams Sanitation’s ‘chief trash officer’ takes innuendo in stride

While insinuations that occasionally appear on social media imply otherwise, Crestview City Attorney Jon Holloway says there is no conflict of interest involved in Adams Sanitation serving as the Hub City’s new solid waste collector.
Oct 24, 2023

Crestview moves forward on housing initiatives

The Crestview City Council on Oct. 23 accepted a grant agreement for the planned Vineyard Village low-income housing project and approved selling several surplus properties to Habitat for Humanity in Okaloosa County.
Oct 24, 2023
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State invests in faith-based organizations to help communities

The Northwest Florida Health Network told church and faith-based nonprofit leaders last week that it can fund their community-based social services without interfering in how those services are provided.

“Governor DeSantis has had his people do all the legal work,” the Rev. Rick Hazelip of First City Church said Thursday, Oct. 19, at a “Faith Summit” at Brownsville Church. “All we have to do is open up our services to anybody, regardless of their beliefs. And then we do what we do.”

Oct 23, 2023

Okaloosa County plans to upgrade historic fairgrounds

Many of the various buildings at the decades-old Northwest Florida Fairgrounds have “good structural bones,” and the overall 20-acre site has much room for potential expansion, Okaloosa County Commission Chairman Trey Goodwin said on Oct. 23.
Oct 20, 2023

United Way raises awareness about economic challenges

What if you had to decide between picking up a needed prescription and putting healthy food on the table? What if your child asked for $10 to pay for a school field trip? For two in five people in Okaloosa and Walton counties, that small amount is enough to break the bank.
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