Political newcomer, familiar face vie for council seat
This year’s general election ballot for Crestview voters will include two contenders seeking to win the four-year City Council Group 1 at-large seat.
Major food giveaway is on July 6
City of Crestview officials have partnered with Destin Harvest, Feeding the Gulf Coast, and The Property Group 850 to organize a food giveaway at the Old Spanish Trail Amphitheater on Saturday, July 6.
Golf club in Crestview turns 60 on Independence Day
As a boy, Jack Patten Jr. warily avoided black bears and other wild animals while working by the fifth hole of the nine-hole Crestview Country Club on Antioch Road.
New NWFSC interim president is a familiar face at the college
On July 6, Dr. Cristie Kedroski will begin serving as interim president of Northwest Florida State College.
What’s going on here?
Construction continues on a Phillips Energy Truck Stop at a site that covers about 4 1/2 acres on the northwest corner of Spring Creek Boulevard and U.S. Highway 90 in Crestview.
Northwest Florida State College dedicates the Congressman Robert L. F. Sikes Museum at the Crestview Campus
Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC) recently announced the dedication of the Congressman Robert L. F. Sikes Museum on its Crestview campus, honoring the legacy of the late Representative Robert L. F. Sikes. The ceremony, marked by the presence of distinguished guests and community leaders, showcased the museum’s rich displays that chronicle the congressman’s significant contributions to both the local community and the nation.
County takes over the Dorcas Fire District
The Dorcas Fire District has not filed an annual audit for three years and needs more oversight, District 4 state Rep. Patt Maney said recently.
County’s memorial for women veterans will expand with new statues
The four women who will join existing honorees and have their own bronze life-size statues at the Women Veterans Monuments at Veterans Park are an Iroquois warrior, a World War II veteran, a Bronze Star recipient, and a Marine who was killed in Afghanistan.
Department of the Air Force launches NIPRGPT
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) — As part of its ongoing modernization efforts, the Department of the Air Force chief information officer, in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory, is accelerating initiatives to provide Guardians, Airmen, civilian employees, and contractors the ability to responsibly experiment with Generative AI, with adequate safeguards in place.
County to buy land in $1.4 million settlement agreement
As part of a settlement agreement, Okaloosa County will pay over $1.4 million, instead of over $23,000, to the owners of a vacant, 4.5-acre parcel that’s needed for the southwest Crestview bypass project.












