Laurel Hill resident Travis Dewrell said the fire that recently destroyed his mother’s log cabin house was intentionally set, and that whoever caused it first stole cash, jewelry and guns from her safe.

On the Hub City’s Main Street, the historic Fox Theater building is about to undergo a major renovation while down the road, the building that housed the Crestview Plumbing and Hardware store remains available for lease.

On the rainy, early afternoon of May 10, and on the heels of an overnight storm that toppled trees and power lines and damaged businesses and homes in much of Crestview, crews were making progress on the Hub City’s Main Street Renovation project.

The EF-2 tornado that began blasting Okaloosa County around 3 a.m. Friday, May 10, toppled trees, damaged buildings and signs and downed power lines in much of Crestview but especially on the city’s north end.

A task order for an architectural firm to provide more than $1.4 million in services related to the design and construction of a new Okaloosa County Tax Collector/county government services building received the County Commission’s approval on Tuesday.

The new, 286-seat Texas Roadhouse in Crestview is the type of growth the Hub City needs to see, Crestview City Councilman Ryan Bullard said shortly before the restaurant’s ribbon-cutting ceremony today.

Two proposed shopping centers are in different stages of development north of U.S. Highway 90 in Crestview, City Manager Tim Bolduc said at today’s Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce Networking Breakfast at the city Community Center.

Okaloosa County officials will administer a recently awarded state grant that will pay for the construction of sidewalks near Laurel Hill School.

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.”

Easter is a special time for every church as Christians around the world celebrate the living Lord Jesus.