Volumes in the “One Piece” Japanese manga series were checked out of Crestview’s Robert L.F. Sikes Public Library 454 times last year, putting the series in the No. 1 spot on the library’s list of the most-circulated items of 2024.

Various housing projects in the development pipeline for the Crestview area include many that will have more than 100 units apiece.

The $14.5 million County Road 2 project in north Okaloosa County is nearing completion.

The Next Generation Aircrew Protection team performed innovative vapor purge testing on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship at Hurlburt Field, Florida, from June 24 to December 6, 2024.

The 96th Test Wing and local emergency response agencies participated in a large-scale aircraft accident response exercise Dec. 11.

Everyone is invited to the Hub City’s 2025 MLK March & Program that will honor the legacy of Martin Luther King. Jr.

Recreational and commercial blue crab traps in all waters from Franklin County to the Florida/Alabama state line must be removed from the water before Jan. 5, the first day of a 10-day trap closure. This closure will give groups authorized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) the opportunity to identify and retrieve lost and abandoned blue crab traps from the water.

Okaloosa Beach Safety is currently hiring for seasonal lifeguards in preparation for the upcoming spring break and summer months.

The U.S. House Committee on Ethics released a report today alleging that former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz “regularly” paid women for sex, used illegal drugs and violated state laws.

S.O.: Girl threatened to conduct mass shooting at Crestview High

Vaida Jasmine McDougald, a 13-year-old Okaloosa Online Student who lives in the Deerland area east of Crestview, was arrested at her home on Dec. 2 on a second-degree felony charge of making an electronic threat of a mass shooting/terrorist act.