After bringing its proven swim program from Ohio to Florida in June 2025 with the opening of a Crestview location, Lori’s H2O Skills is now diving into its next chapter. The team is excited to expand to an outdoor, heated pool in Valparaiso, located at 200 Hickory Lane. This new location broadens access to Lori’s H2O Skills while offering added convenience and a shorter commute for families in Valparaiso and Niceville.

All 11th-grade students from Crestview, Baker and Laurel Hill high schools are invited to attend CHS’ 2026 Career Fair from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, March 6, in the CHS Multipurpose Building.

A 34-year-old woman who allegedly robbed a bank in Louisiana was arrested by authorities in Walton County on Wednesday.

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The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles recently announced a change in policy regarding how driver license exams are proctored. Starting Friday, Feb. 6, all driver license knowledge and skills examinations will be administered exclusively in English. The state also mentioned in a press release that exams must be taken without an interpreter.

Kevin Lamonte Powell Jr., 41, of Crestview, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after having previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon.

Pedestrian Safety Poster Contest winners were honored during the Okaloosa County School Board’s meeting on Monday.

A Walton High football and weightlifting coach is facing a second-degree felony following an investigation by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, WCSO officials said Friday in a news release.

The Okaloosa County School District, in partnership with the Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation and the Early Learning Coalition of the Emerald Coast, invites families to a free Kindergarten and Voluntary Prekindergarten Registration Family Movie Afternoon on Sunday, Feb. 1, at Regal Cinemas Santa Rosa, 300 Mary Esther Blvd.

Nineteen-year-old Debra Espey was a quiet, sweet, all-American girl, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office officials said Tuesday in a news release.