Governor Ron DeSantis announced more than $2.1 million in additional funding for military-supporting infrastructure through the Defense Reinvestment Grant Program. This program provides grants to support infrastructure projects and economic growth in Florida’s military communities.

In a unanimous vote, the Okaloosa County Commission agreed today to deny a request to change the future land use map designation of 498 acres north of Possum Ridge Road, in the Garden City area, from Rural Residential and Agricultural to Low Density Residential.

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 Monday on a second-degree felony charge of making an electronic threat of a mass shooting/terrorist act.

Like the decades-old one it replaced, the new playground at Twin Hills Children’s Park likely will serve as the city’s most popular play space.

Approximately 160 mission support group Airmen completed a field training exercise practicing rapid deployment capabilities at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 3-7, 2024.

Julius Tawun Sledge, 42, of Crestview, was arrested Sunday on a charge of attempted premeditated murder after he shot a woman several times, city police said.

Unlike in her homeland of the Philippines, the United States has diverse cultures and offers many career opportunities, says city of Crestview Digital Media Specialist and new U.S. citizen Shae Bonifacio.

“Keep Faith” – print No. 1,305 of the 2,420 in existence – has come home to Okaloosa County, county Supervisor of Elections Office officials said today on Facebook.

City of Crestview officials have scheduled a special City Council meeting for 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, to interview candidates and choose who will replace Joe Blocker in the Precinct 1 council seat.

Lulu Gribbin, a 15-year-old shark attack survivor, came back to the Emerald Coast to meet some of the people who helped save her life this past June.