Friends group to host two-day book sale
The next edition of the Friends of the Crestview Library’s popular semi-annual book sale is set for Friday, Feb. 20 and Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Crestview Community Center, 1446 Commerce Drive.
Crestview High School to host Career Fair
All 11th-grade students from Crestview, Baker and Laurel Hill high schools are invited to attend CHS’ 2026 Career Fair from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, March 6, in the CHS Multipurpose Building.
Alleged bank robber caught in Walton County
A 34-year-old woman who allegedly robbed a bank in Louisiana was arrested by authorities in Walton County on Wednesday.
Show your ‘Puppy Love’ on Valentine’s Day
You know your dogger is just aching to visit a museum. Luckily, the Crestview History Museum will welcome families and individuals and their pooches to “Puppy Love on the Porch” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14.
Salute to Old Glory
Members of Scouting USA’s Scout Troop No. 532, which is chartered by First Baptist Church of Holt, led the pledge of allegiance at the start of today’s Okaloosa County Commission meeting at the County Courthouse in Crestview.
Crestview couple sentenced on federal charges
Kevin Lamonte Powell Jr., 41, of Crestview, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after having previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon.
School Board celebrates poster contest winners
Pedestrian Safety Poster Contest winners were honored during the Okaloosa County School Board’s meeting on Monday.
Officials to break ground on Walmart Neighborhood Market
The groundbreaking ceremony for the eagerly anticipated Walmart Neighborhood Market at 1150 Industrial Drive in north Crestview is set for 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 5.
Okaloosa County man charged with offenses against a student
A Walton High football and weightlifting coach is facing a second-degree felony following an investigation by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, WCSO officials said Friday in a news release.
National Weather Service issues ‘Extreme Cold Watch’
Temperatures may be sitting in the upper 60s along the Florida Panhandle today (Jan. 23, 2026), but the National Weather Service in Mobile has issued an Extreme Cold Watch for Alabama, Mississippi and Northwest Florida.












