After conducting a public hearing on Aug. 28, the Okaloosa County School Board unanimously adopted a revised policy on the handling of criticism of library books or educational material.

The Crestview Community Redevelopment Agency has agreed to make CRA grant policy exceptions that will hasten the process of redeveloping the Crestview Plumbing and Hardware store space into a new 3rd Planet Brewing Co. craft brewery.

One teen is in custody and warrants are pending against another following a pursuit of a stolen car that crashed into a Crestview business during the early morning of Aug. 26.

The Pensacola law firm of Litvak, Beasley, Wilson and Ball LLP will serve as specialty counsel and handle all of the Hub City’s code-enforcement lien foreclosures authorized by the Crestview City Council.

On Thursday, Aug. 24, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the Brooks Bridge replacement project in Okaloosa County. The $171 million project includes constructing two new parallel bridges over the Santa Rosa Sound to increase bridge capacity and improve traffic flow.

Construction of Crestview’s planned roundabout on busy Mirage Avenue just west of Chick-fil-A and State Road 85 might start around the fall of next year.

The Crestview office of the Seniors Vs. Crime program is down to two senior volunteers, with one moving soon, and needs seniors 55 and older who are willing to work a couple of hours per week helping other seniors.

Crestview Police on Aug. 23 were continuing to investigate an apparent double murder-suicide that occurred last week at a home at 692 Brock Avenue, just south of downtown Crestview.

Since at least 2018, fast-growing Crestview has had the highest millage rate among all of Okaloosa County’s nine municipalities.
That scenario likely will continue in fiscal year 2024, which starts on Oct. 1.