Getting students prepared to go back to school can be stressful. Parents are often handed a long list of items their child needs for certain classes ranging from three ring binders, notebooks, pencils, glue sticks, and the list goes on.


To relief the stress, the Okaloosa Public Schools Foundation, Okaloosa County School District, and the Salvation Army Florida Division are partnering together for their upcoming “Stuff the Bus” event.

Summer is the best time to get outdoors and enjoy the sunshine and fresh air. But since the introduction of phones and video game consoles, kids playing outside has become scarce.


Crestview Park and Recreation found a way to introduce kids to a fun outdoor activity that will inspire them to go outside after hosting their annual fishing camp last week.

The Crestview City Council plans to ask the Okaloosa America 250 committee to reconsider the date of a grand parade in the Hub City, with council members expressing concerns that scheduling the event the Saturday before Veterans Day could overshadow the city’s existing Veterans Day parade.

As Gov. Ron DeSantis’s push for property tax cuts heads to the November ballot, local leaders across Okaloosa County are preparing for tightened budgets over the next several years as Rep. Nathan Boyles defends his no vote on the house floor.

From Crestview to Destin, Okaloosa leaders are preparing for significant budget cuts after the Florida Legislature voted to send a property tax exemption proposal to voters this November, a measure they say will drain millions from municipal wallets and shift finical decision making away from communities they represent.

This past weekend, Crestview High School was made a temporary home for Remote Area Medical (RAM).


Members from all around the community were able to enter the school and receive free medical, dental, or vision services.

On May 22, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two Senate bills into action that affect high school level interscholastic and intrascholastic extracurricular activities.


Coaches throughout Okaloosa County have mixed feelings about what this does for high schools in the county.

The Legislature will convene on Monday, June 1, in a special session called by Gov. Ron DeSantis to consider the governor’s proposal to cut or even eliminate property tax bills.

The Okaloosa County School District Board held their last meeting of May this past Tuesday. During the meeting, the Board discussed the approval of agenda item 10.4, “Crestview High School Parking/Paving Project” (Phase 3).


The Board approved and the motion passed on a vote of 4-0.

Okaloosa’s Economic Development Council, known as One Okaloosa, won the prestigious “Deal of the Year” award from the Florida Economic Development Council May 14 in Orlando at the organization’s annual conference.