The Okaloosa Correctional Institution Rapid Response Team, which among other tasks prevents or quells disturbances at the institution to protect inmates, staff, and visitors, recently was named the top RRT in Florida for 2025.
In early 2026, the Okaloosa County Commission plans to approve ballot language for a measure that would appear on next November’s general election ballot and seek voter approval of extending the county’s half-cent infrastructure surtax for a second 10-year term.
Briana J. Carrera, 38, of the 5200 block of Old Bethel Road in Crestview, recently was arrested by city police on charges of battery on hospital staff, assault on a law enforcement officer, and resisting an officer without violence.
Only one named storm, Tropical Storm Chantal, and zero hurricanes made landfall in the continental United States this year, according to hurricane researchers and forecasters from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Because of major health and environmental concerns, the Okaloosa County Commission on Tuesday agreed to enlist the aid of federal and state lobbyists and elected leaders, and possibly file litigation, to fight a proposed carbon dioxide storage facility that might be built in southeast Alabama.
James L. Reese, 47, of the 300 block of Bel Aire Drive in Crestview, recently was arrested by city police on a felony charge of false imprisonment of a person.
Crestview City Councilor Ryan Bullard has decided to resign from the council effective Dec. 31, according to a Bullard-written letter that was partially read by Mayor J.B. Whitten at Monday’s council meeting.
When it comes to foreign relations, the United States has “given up” on Latin America, which is a situation that does not bode well in the battle against illegal drugs entering the U.S., says Crestview Mayor J.B. Whitten.
