Adams Sanitation was officially acquired by Ecowaste Solutions on May 1.

In April, the Crestview City Council approved the transfer of Adams’ contract with the city to Ecowaste in light of the pending sale during the contract period. As part of the agreement with Adams, the city received a one-time payment of $500,000.

The Friends of the Crestview Public Library will stop hosting their semiannual book sale and plan to revitalize the nonprofit through new “purpose-driven fundraising,” President Paul Farnsworth said.

The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners approved a conceptual master plan for a three-phase, 392-lot single-family detached residential subdivision and postponed consideration of a master plan for a 102-lot subdivision to a future date.

The Crestview City Council approved a request from the Crestview Police Department to allocate $39,583 in federal forfeiture funds toward new equipment and training programs.

Danielle Renee Krejci of Brackin St. in Crestview was arrested May 3, after reportedly firing her gun twice in the direction of a pickup truck.

The Southwest Crestview Bypass officially opened May 1 following a ceremonial ribbon-cutting hosted by Okaloosa County. The event was attended by nearly 100 community members and government officials from the city, county and state.

Karen Kroll, who faces 64 counts of animal cruelty, appeared in court April 23 for a civil case filed by the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society (PAWS). The civil proceedings are separate from the ongoing criminal case brought by the state of Florida.

Ground has broken on a new Wawa convenience store and gas station at 1510 S. Ferdon Boulevard in Crestview, with Olson Land Partners LLC currently conducting underground construction, including drainage infrastructure.

A proposed cleaning and staining project for sidewalks along Main Street in Crestview has been scrapped following discussion at a recent Crestview Community Redevelopment Agency meeting.

The Crestview Resource Center recently hosted its second annual open house, highlighting the outreach groups it partners with to assist underprivileged residents.