A 42-year-old Crestview man struck a 5-year-old boy in the parking lot of the Baker Sports Complex on Charlie Day Road around 6:15 p.m. March 12.

A Crestview man has been sentenced to two consecutive life terms without parole after a jury found him guilty of killing his parents and the family’s two dogs in a 2019 double homicide, according to a news release from the Office of State Attorney Ginger Bowden Madden.

Okaloosa County approves $333K allocation of tourist development dollars to improve Brookmeade RC track in Crestview.

Businesses, organizations and krewes were on hand tossing beads and Moon Pies for the Mardi Gras parade hosted by Downtown Crestview, the City of Crestview and North Okaloosa Medical Center.

A Planning Commission meeting originally scheduled for Thursday evening, is slated for Thursday, April 9, at the Okaloosa Board of County Commissioners chambers in Shalimar. One item on the agenda has drawn the attention of several residents who plan to speak against issuing a development order for Buttonbush Meadows, a 22-lot community planned for the Galliver Cutoff area.

In some areas of Northwest Florida, gas prices at the pump have jumped nearly 50 cents since Sunday morning.

A Crestview man was arrested on drug trafficking charges after deputies discovered about 100 grams of methamphetamine during a routine traffic stop, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

A Crestview man has been arrested after investigators say they discovered more than 6,000 files of computer-generated child pornography during a search of his home, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

Longwood Elementary in Shalimar, at the southern end of Okaloosa County, celebrated major renovations during the summer of 2023. The improvements, funded by the half-cent sales tax, included converting open-concept “pod” classrooms into enclosed classrooms, along with new flooring, furniture, roofing and technology. Mary Esther Elementary also underwent upgrades through the district’s capital improvement program.

Crestview’s own, Mia Manganello, became the first U.S athlete to medal in the Mass Skate event at the Winter Olympics on February 21.


After missing the podium by one position in 2022, Manganello made her final Olympic race one to remember.