LAUREL HILL — The City Council has unanimously passed four resolutions to improve the city's chances of receiving a $600,000 grant for road improvements.
Month: June 2014
153 ticketed during seatbelt awareness campaign
During the national Click It or Ticket campaign, Crestview Police Department officers issued 153 seatbelt tickets.
Former Sasquatch Zoo owner charged in hyena case
Debbie Mattox, who owned the Sasquatch Zoo for 23 years before selling it last year to the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge, has been charged with cruelty to animals.
Business leader funds $100,000 teaching award, book sales cover first Shaw Scholarship for 2015
CRESTVIEW — Before he modestly accepted the key to the city from Mayor David Cadle, business leader Paul Hsu had already found another way to give back to the community he calls home.
Crisis care survives state budget cuts
State Senate President Don Gaetz sought unsuccessfully last year to obtain money for local crisis care. But this year, he got it.
Crestview woman among students presenting symposium research
A Crestview woman is among Malone University students who presented original research during the sixth annual Student Research Symposium at the Canton, Ohio campus.
Country music headlines Northwest Florida Music Fest
CRESTVIEW — Local musicians look forward to performing for a hometown crowd during this month’s Northwest Florida Music Festival.
NWF foster parents are needed
Approximately 754 children are in foster care in one of 400 foster homes throughout Northwest Florida, according to the Florida Department of Children and Families.
County commissioners weigh in on proposed sales tax hike
FORT WALTON BEACH — County commissioners will discuss a proposal to increase the local sales tax during their June 17 meeting in Fort Walton Beach.
Children in Crisis welcomes development director
Children in Crisis announces the addition of Allie Noah as its development director.