Residents and businesses in Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties have had their IRS tax deadlines pushed back until February due to Hurricane Isaias.

Among the three Crestview City Council seats on the ballot this election year is the representative of Precinct 2, which is bordered by James Lee Boulevard to the north and Interstate 10 to the south.

Here are this year’s three qualified candidates: Sylvester Echols, April Rencich and Louis Rodriquez.

Okaloosa County declared a local state of emergency as of 5 p.m. Oct. 7 ahead of Tropical Storm Isaias, which will remain in effect for seven days unless rescinded or extended according to state law.

Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for residents in Zones A and B, including coastal areas of Fort Walton Beach, Destin, Niceville and Mary Esther.

An ordinance intended to loosen restrictions on affordable housing developments on small, awkwardly shaped lots will be sent to first reading by the Crestview City Council Oct. 26, following approval by the Planning and Development Board at its Oct. 5 meeting.

Whether the tropical disturbance Invest 92-L currently taking shape in the Gulf becomes Tropical Storm Isaias, Okaloosa County encourages residents to be prepared.

Crestview’s only exotic animal store, Emerald Exxxotics, located at 189 Oakdale Ave., opened to the public with a soft launch Oct. 1.

The 250,000-square-foot portion of Williams International’s 1 million-square-foot gas turbine engine manufacturing plant is set to open early next year, according to One Okaloosa Economic Development Council Executive Director Nathan Sparks.

The Crestview Planning and Development Board will convene for its monthly meeting Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Here’s what to look for:

In addition to the three state amendments on Okaloosa County’s ballot this November is a referendum unique to the county: the half-cent infrastructure surtax renewal.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic violence-related argument over a cell phone at a Crestview residence on Sept. 18.