Cold weather shelters open nightly through Sunday

CRESTVIEW — Due to the weather dropping below 40 degrees, cold weather shelters will open at 6 p.m. Feb. 27 through March 3 as listed below.

Wednesday: Crestview Community of Christ, 398 W. First Street.

Thursday: New Beginnings,  412 W. James Lee Boulevard on U.S. Highway 90.

Friday: First Presbyterian  492 Ferdon Boulevard.

Saturday: First United Methodist Church, 499 McLaughlin

Sunday: LifePoint Church,  400 S. Ferdon Boulevard.

The Okaloosa County Cold Weather Shelter Program provides protection during freezing weather. Shelters remain open until 8 a.m. the next day.

Program organizers estimate approximately 50 to 65 individuals use the shelters each time one opens.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Cold weather shelters open nightly through Sunday