The Okaloosa County Take Stock in Children program is seeking caring, committed mentors to guide and support local high school students in grades 9–11 during the upcoming school year, which starts on Aug. 11.

Starting this morning, Hospital Drive in Crestview will be closed for about one week for drainage work.

Residents ready to fence like a Three Musketeer, savor French culinary culture, and delve into the heritage of Crestview’s Sister City in France are invited to celebrate Bastille Day (a couple days early) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, at the Crestview History Museum in the historic Bush House.

Multiple people, including a 17-year-old girl from Crestview, were injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning in the Ensley area northwest of Pensacola.

My wife and I just spent a week in Canada visiting my family. Gasoline in Canada is sold by the litre (that is how Canadians spell it), and it is expensive – north of $1.30 per litre, over $5 per gallon. The gas prices turned out not to be an issue for us because, following my sister’s advice, we did not drive our vehicle while in Canada. With the increased tariffs and our president’s talk of annexing Canada, there has been a surge in national pride and an increased dislike of the United States expressed in the vandalizing of cars bearing American license plates.

A fugitive accused of murdering a Fort Walton Beach-area man in early 2021 is now in custody, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office officials said today in a news release.

Okaloosa County Emergency Medical Technician Jessica Freitas has received the county’s H.E.R.O. Award for disarming and helping a distraught woman in Mary Esther.

More public beach access in Destin is coming soon thanks to a partnership between the Okaloosa County Commission, the city of Destin and the Trust for Public Land.

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Caden Downing today was awarded the Medal of Merit for exceptional bravery, professionalism, and unwavering dedication to duty during a high-risk incident on April 30.