Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson and the Florida Forest Service have announced that applications are being accepted for the 2024 Southern Pine Beetle Assistance and Prevention Program for non-industrial, private forest landowners. The program runs through July 26 and includes 44 northern Florida counties, including Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Escambia counties, the southern pine beetle’s known range.
It’s not too early to make plans to attend the Crestview volleyball indoor camp.
The camp is set for July 8-10 from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. in the Crestview High School gym. The cost of the camp is $75.
City of Crestview officials have partnered with Destin Harvest, Feeding the Gulf Coast, and The Property Group 850 to organize a food giveaway at the Old Spanish Trail Amphitheater on Saturday, July 6.
As a boy, Jack Patten Jr. warily avoided black bears and other wild animals while working by the fifth hole of the nine-hole Crestview Country Club on Antioch Road.
Construction continues on a Phillips Energy Truck Stop at a site that covers about 4 1/2 acres on the northwest corner of Spring Creek Boulevard and U.S. Highway 90 in Crestview.
Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC) recently announced the dedication of the Congressman Robert L. F. Sikes Museum on its Crestview campus, honoring the legacy of the late Representative Robert L. F. Sikes. The ceremony, marked by the presence of distinguished guests and community leaders, showcased the museum’s rich displays that chronicle the congressman’s significant contributions to both the local community and the nation.
The four women who will join existing honorees and have their own bronze life-size statues at the Women Veterans Monuments at Veterans Park are an Iroquois warrior, a World War II veteran, a Bronze Star recipient, and a Marine who was killed in Afghanistan.
