Aug 23, 2024
Crestview Police to host forum on strategic plan
The Crestview Police Department is in the process of developing a new strategic plan and invites the public to an open forum to share how the department can better serve the community.
Aug 23, 2024
Recount in District 3 County Commissioner race starts Saturday
The Okaloosa County Canvassing Board plans to begin conducting a recount in the tight District 3 County Commission race at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Aug 22, 2024
New EC Rider route to feature popular Crestview destinations
If all goes as planned, people in Crestview will be able to ride an Emerald Coast Rider bus to Walmart, the North Okaloosa Medical Center and other highly visited Hub City destinations starting in mid-2025.
Aug 22, 2024
Mixon to discuss planned park by the Shoal River
Okaloosa County District 1 Commissioner and Board Chairman Paul Mixon soon plans to hold a town hall meeting to discuss and gather public input on a future county park that’s slated to stand next to the Shoal River.
Aug 22, 2024
Officials find body of missing woman from Baker
The body of a missing 63-year-old woman from Baker was found on Tuesday night.
Aug 21, 2024
Hey, shutterbugs: Hub City officials want your best shot
In celebration of World Photography Day on Aug. 19, the city of Crestview launched its first-ever photo contest, “My Favorite View.”
Aug 21, 2024
Vendor explains election websites’ downtime
A snafu involving a web-service vendor caused headaches for Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton and several other Florida counties when it came time to publicly share Tuesday’s primary election results.
Aug 21, 2024
STEM interns impress with wide-ranging final projects
Eglin Air Force Base – Approximately 20 96th Test Wing summer interns completed and presented their final projects covering a range of topics from insects, artificial intelligence, drones and chemotherapy on Aug. 2.
Aug 20, 2024
Destin defeats Schmidt for School Board seat
Parker Destin will be the newest member of the Okaloosa County School Board.
Aug 20, 2024
Mixon and Palmer win County Commissioner races; a recount looms for the District 3 race
In the primary election, Okaloosa County voters re-elected Paul Mixon to a second term as the District 1 County Commissioner and chose Drew Palmer to serve as the District 5 County Commissioner.



