Among the three Crestview City Council seats on the ballot this election year is the representative of Precinct 2, which is bordered by James Lee Boulevard to the north and Interstate 10 to the south.

Here are this year’s three qualified candidates: Sylvester Echols, April Rencich and Louis Rodriquez.

Okaloosa County declared a local state of emergency as of 5 p.m. Oct. 7 ahead of Tropical Storm Isaias, which will remain in effect for seven days unless rescinded or extended according to state law.

Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for residents in Zones A and B, including coastal areas of Fort Walton Beach, Destin, Niceville and Mary Esther.

An ordinance intended to loosen restrictions on affordable housing developments on small, awkwardly shaped lots will be sent to first reading by the Crestview City Council Oct. 26, following approval by the Planning and Development Board at its Oct. 5 meeting.

Whether the tropical disturbance Invest 92-L currently taking shape in the Gulf becomes Tropical Storm Isaias, Okaloosa County encourages residents to be prepared.

The 250,000-square-foot portion of Williams International’s 1 million-square-foot gas turbine engine manufacturing plant is set to open early next year, according to One Okaloosa Economic Development Council Executive Director Nathan Sparks.

The Crestview Planning and Development Board will convene for its monthly meeting Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Here’s what to look for:

In addition to the three state amendments on Okaloosa County’s ballot this November is a referendum unique to the county: the half-cent infrastructure surtax renewal.

Both Crestview and Okaloosa County have canceled their contracts with Flock Safety and the cameras are in the process of being removed, according to the Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

The Crestview City Council unanimously voted to approve a ban on the development of all large load customers, including data centers, within Crestview city limits at its Sept. 28 meeting, making it the first municipality in Okaloosa County to do so.

Okaloosa County is moving forward with the Okaloosa Lane Realignment and Improvements Project, voting unanimously to continue to the construction engineering and inspection (CEI) phase of the development at its Sept. 16 meeting.