The City of Crestview will host a Grand Parade and Celebration on May 9, one of the first major events in Okaloosa County’s America 250 festivities.

Tim Gillis has been a household name in the city of Crestview. Once a baseball player of his own, and Crestview alum, Gillis took the role of head coach for the Bulldogs’ baseball team in 2002.


After 27 years with the program, three as assistant coach and 24 years as head coach, Gillis announced that he will be stepping down from the position.

Teachers make an impact on student’s lives every day. Majority of a student’s day is spent with their teacher. They are a parent away from home who not only supply young minds with educational rhetoric, but life lessons and core values as well.


That kind of impact was rewarded for Ms. Michelle Harris, who was surprised with a new home air conditioning system on April 16.

As daily life grows more fast-paced and often overwhelming, a nationwide event that launched this week is encouraging Americans to slow down and engage with Scripture in a more intentional way.

The Okaloosa County America 250 Celebration is setting up to be one of the ‘largest and most patriotic events in our county’s history,’ according to City of Crestview officials.

On Monday, April 13, the Crestview City Council approved Adams Sanitation’s request to transition the majority of ownership to another company, EcoSouth Services of Mobile LLC. Okaloosa County had already agreed to the change.

City of Crestview’s 6th annual Spring Clean-up, “Keep Crestview Beautiful,” is underway until Sunday, April 26, 2026. Free manned dumpsters are being provided around the city for residents to use.

On April 16, Crestview Mayor JB Whitten issued a proclamation declaring the week of April 14-20 as National Public Safety Telecommunications Week.

On Friday, April 17, a suspect was arrested in Crestview following a high-speed chase through Walton County and into Okaloosa County.

The Okaloosa County School District held its Career and Technical Education (CTE) Signing Day at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center this past Wednesday.


Compared to 2025, Okaloosa County went leaps and bounds above expectations, setting a new signing day record.