ACC leaders visit command’s sole C2 wing
December 18, 2024
U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of Air Combat Command, and Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, ACC command chief, visited the 505th Command and Control Wing, Nov. 14. Wilsbach and Wolfe were accompanied by their spouses, Mrs. Cindy Wilsbach and Dr. Doniel Wolfe.
School District receives rare ‘Purple Star’ recognition
December 18, 2024
The Okaloosa County School District has been named one of only five districts in Florida to earn the prestigious Purple Star District designation, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday.
Drug Task Force arrests man at Crestview motel
December 17, 2024
Crestview resident Anterious McClain, 33, was arrested on numerous charges Friday after the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Drug Task Force executed a narcotics search warrant at the Hilton Motel, 353 W. James Lee Boulevard (U.S. Highway 90), in Crestview.
Laurel Hill voters to decide three seats in March
December 16, 2024
The mayor’s seat and two City Council seats will be on the ballot in the city of Laurel Hill’s municipal election on March 11.
Knights support Crestview’s baby box
December 13, 2024
At Monday’s Crestview City Council meeting, members of the Knights of Columbus Council 7968 of Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church donated $4,500 to help cover the costs of the city’s Safe Haven Baby Box at Fire Station 1.
Here’s a look at the Crestview City Council precincts
December 13, 2024
Crestview voters in 2020 approved a city charter amendment that realigned the three City Council precincts to better balance the number of voters in each precinct.
City of Crestview leaders’ book focuses on solutions
December 12, 2024
In their new book, Crestview City Manager Tim Bolduc and city Administrative Services Director Jessica Leavins aim to show what it looks like to turn a stagnant, regulation-focused organization into a much more professional one that seeks ways to solve problems.
Texas man sentenced in ’22 death of a deputy by Laurel Hill
December 11, 2024
Tristan Cole Parker of Midlothian, Texas, was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for charges stemming from a vehicle crash that killed an off-duty deputy just east of Laurel Hill a little over two years ago.
State leaders support Boyles’ run to replace Rudman
December 11, 2024
Former Okaloosa County Commissioner Nathan Boyles, who launched a campaign Monday in House District 3, announced endorsements from Republican state Sens. Don Gaetz and Jay Trumbull, state Reps. Shane Abbott and Alex Andrade, and former state Rep. Jayer Williamson, according to a story posted Tuesday on floridapolitics.com.
Laurel Hill church hosts annual Living Nativity on Dec. 14
December 11, 2024
Laurel Hill – Amidst the frenzy of gift shopping, card writing, cookie baking and turkey basting, a small north Okaloosa County church invites its neighbors from far and near to pause, take a breath, and experience the true meaning of Christmas.