Two Santa Rosa County commissioners said they would not support removing license plate readers from county right of way, a day after commissioners in Walton County voted 5-0 for their removal.

Utility customers would see increased bills as the Crestview City Council unanimously approved three ordinances on first reading Aug. 24.

Crestview City Council members gave city staff the go-ahead Aug. 24 to draft an ordinance that would spell out how residents can sell cottage foods from stands within city limits.

The Crestview City Council has a full agenda for their meeting on Aug. 24; discussing cottage food code changes, animal control agreements, and rate changes for sewer customers. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. in the City of Crestview council chambers.

Okaloosa County commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 18 to approve a $24,656,085 contract that will turn county-provided transit from a daily operation to an application-based, on-demand service beginning Sept. 1.

Okaloosa County commissioners unanimously approved a list of proposed projects a renewed half-cent infrastructure surtax would pay for, spending most of the discussion making the case for the tax’s renewal on the Nov. 3 ballot.

With U.S. Rep. Jimmy Patronis taking 71 percent of the vote districtwide in the Aug. 18 Florida primary, the first-term congressman from Panama City will face off against Democratic challenger Gay Valimont in the November general election.

An agreement between the city of Crestview and the Okaloosa County Commission moved forward on Aug. 18 that will split animal control and sheltering costs evenly between the two parties, expanding a county program that officials have described for months as the lower-cost option.

About 30 people were standing at the Defiance County line on July 18, waiting on a man from Crestview to drive past a sign.

John Vaughn had told them to be there. Or rather, the president of a travel club had, and the club president had gotten carried away with it.

“He said, ‘everybody wants to go out there and see John Vaughn cross the county line and finish his final county,’” Vaughn recalled. “3,143 counties.”

Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputies fired no shots during a predawn standoff Aug. 8 that ended when an armored vehicle struck and pinned a Crestview man against his house, Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden said during a press conference Aug. 12.