1973 homicide case closed by death of offender
Nineteen-year-old Debra Espey was a quiet, sweet, all-American girl, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office officials said Tuesday in a news release.
Crestview Police: Arrested couple’s baby has over 20 fractures
The biological parents of a three-month-old boy recently were arrested by Crestview Police after the couple allegedly inflicted or permitted the infliction of serious bodily injury to the infant.
Seven candidates will compete for vacant council seat
Seven city of Crestview residents have submitted applications in hopes of being chosen to serve the final year of former Precinct 2 City Councilor Ryan Bullard’s four-year term.
Driver from Baker hits pedestrian
A 29-year-old man from Brewton, Alabama was seriously injured on Sunday night in north Santa Rosa County after being struck by a pickup truck driven by a 26-year-old man from Baker.
New hospice room at Crestview Manor helps homeless veterans
Last Friday, a 60-year-old man who was a homeless military veteran became the first resident of the “Peoples Health Services Heroes Hospice Room” at the Crestview Manor assisted-living facility.
Here’s a look at elections in ‘26
In late 2026, voters across Okaloosa County will decide the winners of two County Commission seats and one School Board seat, and voters in Crestview will choose the winners of three City Council seats.
Big changes are coming to north Okaloosa in ‘26
The completion of much of the southwest Crestview bypass and the opening of a Walmart Neighborhood Market and the K-8 Pineview School in Crestview are a few examples of major local projects that are anticipated to make headlines in 2026.
North Santa Rosa County contains red clay majesty
Red clay bluffs that look like they belong in Alabama or Georgia tower over a part of Santa Rosa County’s Juniper Creek, about 32 miles northwest of downtown Crestview.
Aldi to replace Winn-Dixie in north Crestview
The Winn-Dixie grocery store that opened in 1999 as the anchor of the Crestview Marketplace is about to close and be replaced by an Aldi grocery store.
Jail chaplain: ‘Inmates need hope’
At the Okaloosa County Jail, where the air of troubled lives permeates much of the facility, many inmates find solace and hope by conferring with the Rev. Shane Hardesty.















