Divers from across the country will be descending on the beautiful Gulf of Mexico waters from May 17-19 for the main event of Destin-Fort Walton Beach’s Emerald Coast Open, the world’s largest lionfish tournament.

At 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, Crestview Mayor J.B. Whitten plans to give an opinion presentation on the “Most Controversial Supreme Court Decision Ever” at the Crestview Public Library, 1445 Commerce Drive.

The North Okaloosa Medical Center’s approximately $15 million ER expansion project could be completed in late 2025.

To make way for Crestview’s Main Street renovation project, the portion of Main Street between Industrial Drive and East Woodruff Avenue will be closed starting on Monday, April 15.

Fourteen-year-old Tayten Richard Cady, who is an Okaloosa online student and a former student of Davidson Middle School in Crestview, has been charged with making an electronic threat of a mass shooting/terrorist act.

Okaloosa County’s Mosquito Control technicians will begin night spraying operations countywide in mid-to-late April and early May, county officials said today.

A group of 15 students and teachers from middle and high schools in north Okaloosa County went on a behind-the-scenes tour of several local businesses on Friday.

The city of Crestview will provide manned dumpsters around the city for free use by residents during the fourth annual Keep Crestview Beautiful cleanup, which runs from Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 28.
Volunteer opportunities are available.

The Baker Block Museum’s annual Baker Arts Festival returns to Heritage Park from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 20.
This will be the third year for the spring event, which has free admission.