CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa Arts Alliance invites all Okaloosa County school students to participate in the 8th Annual OAA Okaloosa County School Poster Contest.
The poster topic is "Summer Fun." Th…
Month: March 2017
North Okaloosa's March 21-27 arrests
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports.
Defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
•Mealinda L…
Early plans detail Chick-fil-A
CRESTVIEW — The city has received initial plans for its first Chick-fil-A location.
The fast-food chain will move into the former Ryan’s Steakhouse site at 3000 S. Ferdon Blvd. A new 87-space parki…
Crestview receives data, plans to lure businesses
CRESTVIEW — Retail Strategies presented a retail recruitment and area assessment to the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency on Thursday.
The company gave an overview of its findings during the fi…
'A lot of us feel betrayed'
CRESTVIEW — The sudden closure of Ryan’s Steakhouse meant more than finding a new place to eat for Crestview residents. About 50 people found themselves without a job and no notice, according to Bran…
Town hall meeting explores government restructure
CRESTVIEW—City Councilman J.B. Whitten hosted a town hall meeting on government structure Thursday evening at Azteca Mexican Restaurant. The purpose was to educate residents on how the current govern…
Crestview resident presents research at University of Alabama conference
CRESTVIEW — A Crestview resident is among University of Alabama students selected to present a research project at UA’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference.
Shelby Critcher of C…
Girl Scouts donate Easter baskets to youth shelter
CRESTVIEW — Girl Scout Troop 818 members created and donated eight Easter baskets for youths at Hope of Potential Empowerment House in Crestview.
Troop Leader Tresha Collins said the troop searched…
Crestview's new fire chief named
CRESTVIEW — Fire Department Deputy Chief Tony Holland is the Hub City’s next fire chief, Mayor David Cadle announced Thursday evening in a prepared statement.
Holland has been with the CFD for 24 y…
Let's fix Obamacare the right way
In large measure, the reason Donald Trump was elected against the desires of the GOP, and later the Democrats, is that he is neither.
The inability to get the health care revision bill passed empha…