The celebration for America 250 continues as First Baptist Church Crestview and Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church join forces to bring “In God We Trust: A Community Celebration of Faith and Freedom”.


“In God We Trust” is a musical celebration of the faith in God, commitment to freedom, and attitude of thankfulness that our nation was built upon.

This past Thursday, Okaloosa County held their annual Hurricane Exercise/Simulation in preparation for the upcoming hurricane season.


Varying departments met at the Okaloosa County Emergency Operations Center at Northwest Florida State College to simulate their responses if a hurricane were to hit the Florida panhandle.

The City of Crestview is letting local residents know to use caution as resurfacing projects begin on May 26.

The Okaloosa County Big of the Year is an award that recognizes a mentor who has made a lasting impact through consistent support, strong connection, and a meaningful commitment to a young person’s growth.


It is a high honor that has now been bestowed upon Jessica Valek.

Okaloosa County is winding down its fixed-route bus service, shifting to providing only paratransit and demand-based services as officials say decades of fixed routes have drained the general fund with almost nothing to show for it.

Around 730 acres of natural greenspace near Holt will be added to the Blackwater State Forest after a vote by the Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners on May 19.

Crestview High School held off the rain last Friday as the senior class took to the football field for their victory lap. Red robes and caps wrapped behind the home side bleachers while others lined the fence of the neighboring softball field.


As the music began, the graduating class was greeted by a full stadium with family and friends spectating from the track to the top of the press box.

Seats filled under the stadium lights of Doug Griffith Stadium as family members gathered to celebrate Baker’s 2026 graduating class.


Graduates stepped on to the newly turfed field, signaling their first step into life after high school.

A crowd of people gathered under the bright, fluorescent lights of Laurel Hill’s gymnasium last Tuesday.


Family members, friends, and loved ones bared the heat as the class of 2026 took to their seats for a momentous milestone in life.

For years, dogs have been referred to as “man’s best friend”. Temple Fitness owner, Cory Schroeder, got to experience what that truly meant with his late English Bulldog, Mr. Muscles.


Schroeder now honors his best friend with the “Muscles in May” Dog Wash Fundraiser.