Crestview is not without its cultural side. A host of city-supported events, festivals and parades abound.

Active parks and rec program? Check. City-owned golf course? Check. A city museum will open in the coming weeks. There is even a community band and community choir.

Nearly 70 episodes in, and Chance Leavins still treats every episode of his CivicView podcast like it’s the premiere.

“This is our doorway to building connections,” he explained, adding that every listener is someone not just interested, but invested, in the city of Crestview.

For more than 75 years, ham radio operators from around the world have set aside a day to test for emergency preparedness and to just connect with people from around the world.

Crestview’s North Okaloosa Amateur Radio Club (NORAC) took part in the exercise out of the Senior Center at Old Spanish Trail Park.

It didn’t take long for three dogs to find a new home on Saturday at the adoption event held by Min Pins and Mutts K-9 Rescue at Farm Supply in Crestview, but that’s not always the case.

Sometimes no dogs are adopted, but that doesn’t matter to Lisa Bruning, the founder and president of the organization, and her volunteers.

A 15-minute tour at the Old Spanish Trail Park on Monday was a tour through history as the City of Crestview joined in the Juneteenth Holiday Celebration.

The tour took people through the events that led up to the freedom of slaves in all regions of the country. It was an education in the people and the events that led to the abolition of slavery.

You see them on a pier, dock or even casting from the side of a lake, river or pond.

No, it’s not your typical fisherman trying to land a big bass or trout. They are magnet fisherman.

Crestview High School outdoors education teacher Ernie Martin never misses a chance to be on the water with a fishing rod and reel in hand.

Whether it’s a pan-sized fish he catches in a local pond or a monster fish he tries to land in the Gulf, Martin loves fishing.

Nobody plans on having a fire in their home, but too often people don’t plan what they will do if they do have that fire.

Members of the Crestview Fire Department offer some tips on how to prevent fires in the kitchen and what to do if you are unfortunate enough to have one.