Vast plains within a mountain valley house, a simulated enemy complex and vehicles within the military range of Joint Base Elmendorf. Thousands of feet above them, an AC-130J crew from the 5th Special Operations Squadron struck targets with Hellfire and Griffin missiles, salvos of automatic 30 mm and 105mm munitions from the aircraft’s guns.

In the Nov. 5 general election, Okaloosa County voters will be asked whether to once again renew the county’s Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption Program.

The preliminary plats for two proposed townhome subdivisions, containing a total of 136 lots, received the Crestview Planning and Development Board’s approval on Monday.

Hurlburt Field – Air Commandos throughout Air Force Special Operations Command said farewell to Mr. Donald Plater, AFSOC executive director, July 26, as he prepares to retire. Plater, a member of the Senior Executive Service, served more than five years with the command and possesses a combined 51 years of federal service.

It will be all things Baker football on Friday, Aug. 9, when the Baker varsity headlines Meet the Gators Night.

The activities begin at 5:30 p.m. and conclude around 8:30. Cost is $5 a person. Barbeque plates will be available for $5.

Charles Stillman, of Holt, was arrested on Thursday on a charge of DUI manslaughter following a two-vehicle crash in Baker that killed a 28-year-old woman from Alabama.

The Laurel Hill City Council plans to keep the city’s existing property tax rate of 3.5 mills for fiscal year 2025.

The Crestview Community Development Services Department recently received a development application for a proposed AutoZone on the city’s north end.

Ilena Rasmussen, 43, of the Crestview area, was arrested on Monday on charges of misdemeanor animal cruelty and petty theft after she allegedly drowned a roommate’s pet jumping spider in ginger ale.

Eglin Air Force Base – The 96th Civil Engineer Group welcomed its new commander, Col. Michelle Sterling, during an assumption of command ceremony July 18.