CRESTVIEW — Local law enforcement officers and city leaders, along with the North Okaloosa County Ministerial Alliance and the Crestview Area Ministerial Association, on Tuesday will talk about community-wide crises.
Specifically, how to peacefully respond to difficult times.
A town hall meeting — 6 p.m. at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 603 Martin Luther King Ave. — will feature representatives of the Crestview mayor's office, the Crestview Police Department, and the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.
"Avenues will be explored for crossing racial and cultural differences to better unify our community," an event spokesperson said. "This is an opportunity for community-wide conversation with each other and with local public officials."
Attendees should bring non-perishable food items for the local Sharing and Caring ministry.
Earlier this year, North Okaloosa County pastors formed a coalition to directly address race-related issues in our community.
Crestview Mayor David Cadle, Crestview Police Chief Tony Taylor and other city officials met Feb. 12 with area pastors.
"The purpose of that meeting was several-fold: to hear from the mayor and chief the latest in their work, and to forge better and stronger relationships between all pastors in the area regardless of race or denomination," the spokesperson said.
The idea arose after demonstrations and riots began last August in Ferguson, Mo., after Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old, was killed by a white police officer who wasn't indicted by a grand jury.
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WANT MORE INFORMATION?
Call the Rev. Sanford Hayes, 621-4186; Rev. Mark Broadhead, 682-2835; or Rev. Eugene Strickland, 682-5434, to learn more about the North Okaloosa County Ministerial Alliance and the Crestview Area Ministerial Association's town hall meetings.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Crestview town hall meeting on potential crises set Tuesday