With compasses in hand and determination in their hearts, four dedicated Okaloosa County youth took home top honors at the 2025 Florida 4-H Forest Ecology Contest — a testament to months of tireless preparation, deep curiosity, and unwavering teamwork.
The Bush House/Crestview History Museum had some special visitors this morning: the three great granddaughters of the house’s original owners, Lorenza and Laura Bush.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after several commercial vehicles were damaged and a passenger suffered minor injuries when someone threw pieces of concrete from an overpass along Interstate 10 near Holt this morning.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is asking Florida residents and visitors to report all sightings of wild turkeys between now and Aug. 31. This includes hens, poults (newly hatched wild turkeys) and gobblers.
Amanda Justice, assistant director of nursing and unit manager at Crestview Rehabilitation Center, has been named the 2025 Rising Star in the profession by the Florida Health Care Association.
Representatives of the popular Little Haven Coffee Co. cafes on wheels in and near Crestview are expanding their business by building a 1,593-square-foot coffee shop that will include a drive-through.
Construction of a new office building for Okaloosa County’s tax collector and property appraiser in Crestview is anticipated to start soon and be completed in late fall of 2026.
Students from Baker School, Laurel Hill School and Choctaw, Niceville, Fort Walton Beach and Crestview high schools participated in the Eighth Annual 2025 TeCMEN Industry Day on May 14.
The husband and wife who tragically drowned in the Gulf near a Destin resort Tuesday were residents of Buford, Georgia, ages 57 and 54, respectively, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office news release.
