Council approves Arts & Learning Center and golf club projects
August 14, 2025
About $170,000 worth of renovation work will be performed at the city of Crestview’s future Arts & Learning Center at 189 N. Main St., and the parking lot at the city’s Blackwater Golf Club will be greatly expanded.
Exploring plane wreckage, a fort, and more on Rocky Creek
August 13, 2025
One of the most delightful parts about a kayaking trip to and on jungle-like Rocky Creek occurs right before you enter the mouth of this clear, fast-moving river.
Land use attorney: New law meddles with growth control efforts
August 13, 2025
Okaloosa County residents such as Lane Watkins are dismayed by a new state law that for years blocks Okaloosa County and other local governments statewide from adopting land-use rules that are more “restrictive or burdensome” than those in place before recent hurricanes.
Federal dollars will aid downtown Crestview initiatives
August 12, 2025
The design of a multi-use path between Main Street and Twin Hills Park, the implementation of upgrades to Crestview Manor, and the installation of security cameras in the downtown area are some of the projects in the city of Crestview’s 2025 Annual Action Plan.
Booklovers turn the page at the Crestview History Museum
August 12, 2025
Destin historian and author Ronald Collins discussed and signed copies of his new book, “Mystery at Green Pond: The murder of Bud and Nancy Davis by the Blackwell Brothers,” during Saturday’s “Books on the Porch” event at the Crestview History Museum.
Walmart Market gets green light, Wawa might arrive, in Crestview
August 12, 2025
Crestview officials have issued a development order for the planned Walmart Neighborhood Market on the north side of town and are reviewing a new development application for a Wawa convenience store and gas station near Duggan Avenue.
City of Crestview’s historical books restored
August 11, 2025
The city of Crestview announces the completion of the restoration of its historical books 1 and 2, overseen by City Clerk Maryanne Girard.
Armed Laurel Hill drug trafficker goes to prison
August 11, 2025
Laurel Hill resident Seth Dewayne Talbot, 45, has been sentenced by District Court Judge T. Kent Wetherell, II to six years in prison after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
New sidewalks will benefit Laurel Hill School students
August 7, 2025
A sidewalk construction project by Laurel Hill School is anticipated to begin this fall and be fully completed within 165 calendar days, or 5 1/2 months.
Smokestack from famous ship will be a museum display
August 7, 2025
Progress continues to be made on the “world’s largest artificial reef,” the SS United States.