Crestview resident Johnny Lee Akins Jr., 40, who pleaded no contest to second-degree murder with a firearm on Thursday, faces a sentence of 25 years to life in prison.

The crest of Britton Hill, which overlooks a stretch of green farmland and a little-traveled rural road in north Walton County, is Florida’s highest natural point, at a breathtaking elevation of 345 feet above sea level.

Okaloosa County backs a proposed four-county capital agreement that would allow for the construction of a new District One Medical Examiner’s facility in Santa Rosa County.

Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. – A year after a terrible car accident impacting four Airmen from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, Airman 1st Class Matthew Sharp’s journey of recovery is a story of hope and determination.

Leaders and staff of the Okaloosa County Teachers Federal Credit Union today marked the opening of their new Laurel Hill branch at 8148 Fourth St.

Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. – The 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron embarked on a mission to enhance its operational readiness through a 96-hour bivouac field training exercise at the Tyndall Air Force Base Silver Flag training site, starting Nov. 6, 2023.

To the relief of many residents who live near it, a 70-acre property on the northwest corner of U.S. Highway 90 and Mt. Olive Road east of Crestview will not be purchased by Okaloosa County for the site of the new county jail.
The property stands about seven miles east of State Road 85 and across U.S. 90 from the Shoal River Ranch industrial park.

Florida Highway Patrol officials are still trying to locate the car and driver involved in a recent hit-and-run accident in Crestview.

Okaloosa County officials recently announced the implementation of a new blood administration program that will allow Emergency Medical Services staff to treat patients on emergency scenes with a portable supply of blood.