The city of Crestview is accepting nominations for the Mae Reatha Coleman Citizen of the Year 2025.

An Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit, alongside Okaloosa and Walton Correctional Institution teams, tirelessly tracked a fugitive through a swamp for several hours on Saturday before taking him into custody off Bill Lundy Road.

Travaess McLemore, 41, of Fort Walton Beach, was indicted by a federal grand jury, charging him with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and distribution of methamphetamine, John P. Heekin, United States attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced today.

The use of fencing to prevent cattle from entering creeks and ponds and the practice of no-till planting for summer and winter grazing are a couple of reasons why the Luke Cattle Co., of Laurel Hill, recently received a “This Farm CARES” award from the Florida Farm Bureau Federation.

A man who authorities say tried to enter Duke Field this morning while believing he was in Galveston, Texas was arrested on charges of resisting an officer with violence and assault on a law enforcement officer.

Jerome Duncan, 43, of the 1000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, was arrested on numerous charges on Tuesday by Crestview Police.

More than $2.8 million in unlawfully retained bingo profits forfeited through criminal asset forfeiture actions have been sent to 10 Okaloosa County charities as part of the Department of Justice’s remission process, John P. Heekin, United States attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced today.

In a vine-filled patch of woods between Turkey Hen Creek and State Road 85 just south of Crestview stands the Cox Cemetery, which includes the grave of the man who ran a ferry service across the Shoal River more than a century ago.

With 5-0 votes, the Crestview City Council on Monday adopted a pair of ordinances that will implement requested future land use and zoning designation changes for a vacant 7.5-acre parcel on the west side of Antioch Road.

As part of her new, open-ended contract, Crestview City Manager Jessica Leavins will receive an annual salary of $175,000, which is $30,600, or 21%, more than her previous yearly pay.