From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on most Fridays, dozens of families from Crestview, DeFuniak Springs, Milton and parts of Alabama drive to the Project Hope Florida site in North Okaloosa County to receive an abundance of free food.
One reads, “Jesus Loves You,” with the shape of a heart representing the “o” in “Loves.”
Another pays tribute to “Mable Edge, Coney Island Icon, ‘What Fer Ya.’”
And another honors “Nicholai Jewett, 06-25-1981-07-02-2008, A Proud Soldier for his Country & the Lord, rest in God’s peace.”
The city of Crestview and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida have teamed up to bring mentorship to youth in Crestview and its surrounding area.
Set aside about an hour to fully enjoy the sensational SeaLight Festival, which runs from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily through April 6 at Seascape Resort, 100 Seascape Drive, Miramar Beach.
The nearly $5.7 million Main Street renovation project that begins on Monday is anticipated to be completed in late May of 2025, Crestview City Manager Tim Bolduc told more than two dozen downtown business owners on Thursday evening.
The inaugural Swing for Kids’ Sake Golf Tournament, benefiting the nonprofit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida, is set for Friday, April 5 at Blackstone Golf Course.
The Arc of the Emerald Coast announced that on Wednesday, Jan. 31, it received a generous donation of $25,000 from the Fort Walton Beach Rotary. The funds were raised at the North Florida Pickleball Brawl, the Rotary’s annual pickleball tournament.
Consider the variety of needs in our community: beds for children who are sleeping on floors. food, clothing and care for at-risk foster children, STEM and mentoring programs to spark brighter lives for children and teens, marine and wildlife conservation and protection programs.
Residents who love choral music singing and enjoy sharing their talents with like-minded folk — and the public — are invited to come to the Crestview Community Chorus’s weekly rehearsals as the ensemble prepares for its spring concert.
Crestview optometrist Edward Mitchell Jr. has a compassionate vision to help others.
As the owner of Cabana Eyes Optical, he takes care of people who are on Medicare or Medicaid and have a hard time paying for optometry services. As a leader of the Crestview Lions Club, he helps provide eyeglasses for folks who cannot afford them.
“He’s involved in so many things, but the thing he’s probably the most proud of is his compassion for feeding our people here in Crestview,” Mayor J.B. Whitten said at a ceremony on Monday.
