As part of the city of Crestview’s ongoing efforts to expand recreation opportunities for Hub City residents, city officials are considering buying Central Baptist Church’s Recreational Outreach Center.

At tonight’s final budget public hearing, the Crestview City Council unanimously agreed to adopt the city’s final millage rate and budget for fiscal year 2026, which starts on Oct. 1.

Crestview Police officers on Sunday night arrested 49-year-old Henry E. Jackson on numerous charges, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill.

Over the weekend, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a Fort Walton Beach residence after its front door was kicked in and the door frame was damaged.

Nineteen-year-old Crestview resident Javarius J. Lee, of the 1200 block of Northview Drive, was arrested on Thursday on charges of kidnapping and robbery with a firearm stemming from an alleged incident in Niceville.

Next week’s homecoming festivities at Baker School will culminate with the crowning of the homecoming king and queen on Friday night and a dance on Saturday.

Crestview resident Steven R. Gardenier, 41, was arrested today on a felony charge of aggravated animal cruelty after he allegedly used a pellet gun to shoot a stray cat, which suffered paralysis and later had to be euthanized.

When Crestview Fire Chief Josh Vargason was growing up in the small north Florida town of Jasper, all the local firefighters were unpaid volunteers.

Beginning in 2019, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration launched an investigation into a drug trafficking organization operating in Okaloosa County.

A fiscal year 2026 countywide millage rate of 3.83 mills and a budget totaling a little over $687 million were unanimously adopted by the Okaloosa County Commission on Tuesday.