A federal grand jury has indicted a Crestview woman on 42 counts tied to what authorities describe as a fraud scheme totaling more than $4 million, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Florida.

The Okaloosa County School District will officially celebrate the opening of Pineview School with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14.

Save the dates aren’t just for big events. They also serve as reminders of which games to circle on a calendar for the high school football season, which kicks off this week.

Two men where critically injured on July 29 when their pickup trucks collided head-on U.S. Highway 90 near Bryant Bridge Road, according to a news release from the Florida Highway Patrol

One Okaloosa EDC launched an online housing dashboard July 10, giving residents, prospective homebuyers, public officials and school planners a tool to track single-family and multifamily housing developments across the county.

The Florida Commissioner of Education, Anastasios Kamoutsas, announced school and district grades for the 2025-26 school year. School performance across the state continued to improve while meeting increasingly rigorous accountability standards.

Northwest Florida State College is expanding its Money-Back Guarantee Program, reinforcing its commitment to preparing students for careers that lead directly to employment.

A 40-year-old Crestview man was arrested July 5 on burglary, theft and drug charges after a property owner spotted him returning to the scene of a burglary reported a day earlier on Mount Olive Road, according to a news release from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

A 32-year-old Crestview man died July 3 after a homemade go-kart he was driving lost control and crossed into oncoming traffic, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

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