Federal money aids the elderly

A federally funded Older Americans Act grant took effect in January and allowed the nonprofit Elder Services of Okaloosa County home health care agency to provide more services for the next six years.

Housing boom continues

New or proposed residential construction continued to dominate the scene on Okaloosa County’s north end, which has much more undeveloped land than the south end.

District 2 Okaloosa County Commissioner Carolyn Ketchel was recently awarded the prestigious Mike Mitchell Award for a second time by the Okaloosa County Republican Club.

A 36-year-old man who had active warrants for numerous charges was arrested in Holt on Friday by members of the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Multi-Agency Drug Task Force and the Florida Highway Patrol Criminal Interdiction Unit.

The sheriffs of four counties in Florida’s 1st Congressional District have endorsed Jimmy Patronis in his run for Congress. Sheriff Chip Simmons of Escambia, Sheriff Bob Johnson of Santa Rosa, Sheriff Eric Aden of Okaloosa, and Sheriff Michael Adkinson Jr. of Walton County announced their support for the Florida Chief Financial Officer’s campaign on Dec. 20.

The District 1 Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet determined the cause of death of a 60-year-old Crestview man who was found dead in his vehicle on Sunday morning in the Lowe’s parking lot in Crestview, city Police Chief Stephen McCosker said today.

The new K-8 Pineview School in Crestview will have a capacity of 1,200 students, Okaloosa County School District Superintendent Marcus Chambers said at this morning’s groundbreaking ceremony for the educational facility.

Hurlburt Field – Nov 29, 2024, marks one year since a CV-22 Osprey, assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing, crashed near Yakushima, Japan, while participating in a joint interoperability exercise resulting in the loss of the eight crew members aboard.

Obtaining state funding for the widening of the often-congested State Road 85 on the south end of Crestview is one of Okaloosa County’s 2025 state legislative priorities.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of Air Combat Command, and Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, ACC command chief, visited the 505th Command and Control Wing, Nov. 14. Wilsbach and Wolfe were accompanied by their spouses, Mrs. Cindy Wilsbach and Dr. Doniel Wolfe.