Aug 27, 2013
Okaloosa bus routes likely to be cut
CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County commissioners have set a Sept. 3 public hearing to discuss possibly eliminating Crestview and Destin bus routes. The meeting is 6:30 p.m. at the county Courthouse in Crest…
Aug 27, 2013
City Council agrees to renew contract with Waste Pro
CRESTVIEW — After receiving city officials’ praise for Crestview's current trash contractor, the City Council unanimously approved renewing Waste Pro's contract for another five years.
Aug 27, 2013
Road closures include State Line in Laurel Hill at 7 a.m. tomorrow
FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa County has announced the following local road closures for repairs and weather issues:
Aug 27, 2013
CHECK IT OUT: Big Library Read offers unlimited access to ‘Fancy Nancy’
Hey kids! Participate in OverDrive’s Big Library Read Sept. 16-30! OverDrive, our ebook vendor, will offer unlimited access through Sept. 30 to ebook and audiobook formats of Jane O’Connor’s “Fancy N…
Aug 27, 2013
New Crestview residents tap Florida sunshine for energy source
CRESTVIEW — Justin Madison and "Flyin' Brian" Dickenson sweated it out Thursday morning from a rooftop in the Carnegie Hills subdivision. The workers — technicians for Pensacola-based Compass Solar E…
Aug 26, 2013
Several Crestview schools on lockdown following robbery
CRESTVIEW — Multiple Crestview area schools are on a standard, precautionary lockdown following an armed robbery of a man at his Ridge Lake Road home around 9:30 a.m.
Aug 26, 2013
Author motivating Healthy Woman attendees tomorrow in Crestview
CRESTVIEW — On Tuesday, Healthy Woman, a North Okaloosa Medical Center resource, welcomes author Nicole Johnson for its dinner, "Fresh Brewed Life: Hope for the Daily Grind.”
Aug 26, 2013
790 panther sightings reported throughout Florida
TALLAHASSEE— Hundreds of Florida panther sightings have been reported to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission website, where people can record when and where they saw a panther or it…
Aug 26, 2013
Hollarn appointed to Florida Elections Commission
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott has announced the appointment of Patricia Hollarn to the Florida Elections Commission. Hollarn, 78, of Shalimar is a former Okaloosa County elections supervisor, Main St…
Aug 26, 2013
Changes would affect deer management in Northwest Florida
CRESTVIEW — Following months of meetings and evaluations, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has formulated possible changes to deer hunting for the 2014-15 Northwest Florida hunti…