Jun 25, 2025
Chamber welcomes Coastal Computers
The Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated the official ribbon cutting for Coastal Computers on Friday.
Jun 24, 2025
Police: Baker man tells wife he ‘crashed into someone and killed their dog’
Don Alvin Guess, 58, of Baker, faces charges of DUI-causing property damage and DUI-causing serious bodily injury after recently being served with an arrest warrant stemming from a Feb. 15 crash that Crestview Police say severly injured another driver and killed the other driver’s dog.
Jun 24, 2025
Far fewer Muscovy ducks roam Twin Hills Park these days
Attendees of this year’s Independence Day celebration at Crestview’s Twin Hills Park likely will notice a much smaller Muscovy duck population than usual at the 24-acre park and its two ponds.
Jun 24, 2025
Crestview’s Independence Day celebration to rock Twin Hills Park
Plenty of live music, food trucks, vendors, face painting and games for kids, two bars selling alcoholic beverages, and other attractions will all be on hand at Crestview’s Twin Hills Park for the city’s Fourth of July celebration, which will be capped by a huge fireworks show.
Jun 24, 2025
Council approves performance improvement plan for clerk
In the next 90 days, Crestview City Clerk Maryanne Girard will undergo training from the Florida Association of City Clerks as part of a City Council-approved “performance improvement plan.”
Jun 24, 2025
Okaloosa teachers complete FSU InSPIRE certification program
In early June, eighteen Okaloosa County educators completed the FSU InSPIRE teacher certification program.
The program is a weeklong professional learning experience focused on artificial intelligence prompt engineering and robotics integration in the classroom.
Jun 20, 2025
ICE has been busy in Okaloosa County
Between Jan. 20, when Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term as U.S. president, and this morning, Okaloosa County Jail officials in partnership with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued 189 immigration holds, or detainers, on arrested illegal immigrants.
Jun 19, 2025
‘Queen’ to Juneteenth crowd: ‘Slavery is a violation of freedom’
Although there were freed blacks living in the northern states before the outbreak of the American Civil War, their freedom was not always guaranteed, Karen Brown said today during a “Walk Through History” presentation at Crestview’s Fourth Annual Juneteenth celebration.
Jun 19, 2025
Sheriff’s Office ends active search for missing swimmer
After an extensive six-day search in the Destin East Pass and surrounding Gulf waters, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office concluded active search operations for 10-year-old Trinity Eslinger at the end of the day on Wednesday.
Jun 19, 2025
FHP arrests two after high-speed chase
Two Central Florida residents were arrested by the Florida Highway Patrol near Niceville on Wednesday after a high-speed pursuit.