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A 73-year-old Mississippi woman was found dead Aug. 23 on the shoulder of Interstate 10, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol.

The next tropical storm that develops in the Atlantic this hurricane season will be named Dolly, but it’s not connected to Dolly Parton’s death. Storm systems are named by procedures set by the World Meteorological Organization, and names are reused every six years. This season has had three tropical storms, and the next name on […]

Between Walton and Okaloosa counties, only 40 individuals are selected to be honored on the United Way Emerald Coast 40 Under 40 list.

This year, Katie Healey of Crestview Animal Services was selected as an honoree at the Sept. 25 event at Shoreline Church in Destin.

The Crestview City Council has a full agenda for their meeting on Aug. 24; discussing cottage food code changes, animal control agreements, and rate changes for sewer customers. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. in the City of Crestview council chambers.

Over the summer, schools across Okaloosa County opened their doors to serve breakfast and lunch to children who were eligible for free or reduced-price meals.


During that time, over 71,000 free meals were served.

Okaloosa County commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 18 to approve a $24,656,085 contract that will turn county-provided transit from a daily operation to an application-based, on-demand service beginning Sept. 1.

Okaloosa County commissioners unanimously approved a list of proposed projects a renewed half-cent infrastructure surtax would pay for, spending most of the discussion making the case for the tax’s renewal on the Nov. 3 ballot.

A 13-year-old Crestview boy was seriously injured after being hit by a school bus on Aug. 19, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol.

An agreement between the city of Crestview and the Okaloosa County Commission moved forward on Aug. 18 that will split animal control and sheltering costs evenly between the two parties, expanding a county program that officials have described for months as the lower-cost option.

A 28-year-old man arrested on suspicion of drunken driving offered a Crestview police officer $1,000 to release him as authorities took him to the Okaloosa County Jail, according to an arrest report from the Crestview Police Department.