Last Friday, members from around the Crestview community met at Twin Hills Park to help bring awareness to mental health.


It was a cloudy morning, but that didn’t prevent people from supporting the cause of walking in unity to support those with mental health disorders.

To become the top student in any graduating class is no easy task. It takes hard work and dedication to keep high grades all throughout high school.


For Aiden King, that hard work paid off as he was named top of his class, receiving the Laurel Hill Anne T. Mitchell Honors Award.

Okaloosa County Commissioners will consider ending fixed-route public bus service and dissolving a decade-old regional transit agreement when they meet at their next public meeting on May 19 at the Okaloosa County Administration Building in Shalimar at 8 a.m.

An Okaloosa County judge on May 11 denied a request from a former Okaloosa County sheriff’s deputy charged in the 2024 shooting death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson to travel outside the bounds of his pretrial release, after Fortson’s mother delivered an emotional plea asking the court to keep him in the area.

Last Wednesday the FHSAA announced their 36th induction class into the 2026 Hall of Fame.


Among the eight inductees, Baker football coach Matt Brunson was one that stood out among Okaloosa County.

Adams Sanitation was officially acquired by Ecowaste Solutions on May 1.

In April, the Crestview City Council approved the transfer of Adams’ contract with the city to Ecowaste in light of the pending sale during the contract period. As part of the agreement with Adams, the city received a one-time payment of $500,000.

The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners approved a conceptual master plan for a three-phase, 392-lot single-family detached residential subdivision and postponed consideration of a master plan for a 102-lot subdivision to a future date.

The Southwest Crestview Bypass officially opened May 1 following a ceremonial ribbon-cutting hosted by Okaloosa County. The event was attended by nearly 100 community members and government officials from the city, county and state.

Okaloosa County School District Board Member, Tim Bryant, is being honored by the Florida School Boards Association.


Mr. Bryant was awarded one of the most prestigious awards given by the FSBA, the Distinguished Leader Award.

County Administrator John Hofstad outlined projected property tax revenues and raised concerns about potential changes tied to possible state legislation at the 2027 budget policy workshop.