Okaloosa County Commissioners will consider ending fixed-route public bus service and dissolving a decade-old regional transit agreement when they meet at their next public meeting on May 19 at the Okaloosa County Administration Building in Shalimar at 8 a.m.

As daily life grows more fast-paced and often overwhelming, a nationwide event that launched this week is encouraging Americans to slow down and engage with Scripture in a more intentional way.

City of Crestview’s 6th annual Spring Clean-up, “Keep Crestview Beautiful,” is underway until Sunday, April 26, 2026. Free manned dumpsters are being provided around the city for residents to use.

On May 30-31, the Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps and Dinner At Dad’s will host a free medical clinic at Crestview High School.

The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners has announced plans to open the Southwest Crestview Bypass with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for May 1 at 9 a.m.

A two-person Cub aircraft took off from the Sky Ranch airstrip in Baker on April 10 with two men on board and crashed shortly after.

There won’t be a special session to work on the budget next week, legislative leaders announced Wednesday.

At my birth, my parents named me “Michael,” perhaps after my dad’s brother or after the famous ballplayer, Mickey Mantle; I’m not sure. For the first half of my life, I went by the name “Mike.” Church members called me, “Pastor Mike.” Now I have gone back to “Michael.” It is, after all, my name. […]

When the Florida legislature passed a bill allowing booster clubs to pay high school coaches extra money, the first thought was that it sounds great on paper.


But when you look at it a little closer, it’s nothing more than an easy win for the legislature.