CRESTVIEW — The City Council is taking its fight against local blight to the next level with proposed ordinance 1619. The measure would modify Chapter 14 of the city code to include a definition of w…
Month: March 2017
Man plans to stop graffiti
CRESTVIEW — A local resident is offering his time and money to clean up graffiti.
“It’s so inconsiderate for a person to go out and make a town look like that,” Andy — who requested his last name r…
Woman turns 104, share's life's secrets
CRESTVIEW — Velma Conyers has reached a milestone that few people do: turning age 104.
She’s still going strong too, according to her daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Malcolm Haynes of Crestview. …
Crestview chamber foundation sets duck race
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation has scheduled its second annual Rubber Duck Race.
It starts at 11 a.m. April 22 adjacent to the Crestview Public Library, 1445 Commerce…
Crestview residents plan trip to French Sister City
CRESTVIEW — European Union nations and communities annually celebrate their respective heritages during the Journey of Patrimony weekend.
This year, Okaloosa County residents will be there during t…
Represent all Crestview residents, Mr. Blocker
Editor’s Note: Johnny C. Alexander wrote this as an open letter to Crestview City Councilman-elect Joe Blocker.
Mr. Blocker,
I want to congratulate you on retaining your seat on the Crestview Cit…
North Okaloosa County Faith Calendar
PARENTING SEMINAR: 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 25, First United Methodist Church, 599 Eighth Ave., Crestview. Based on the book "How to Ruin Your Child in 7 Easy Steps," by Dr. Patrick Quinn and Ke…
United we stand, untied we fall
There is a song known in many Christian circles that says in part, “We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the Lord … and we pray that all unity will one day be restored. And they’ll know we are Chr…
Liberal colleges continue to embarrass
Back when I was in college, a “rager” was a wild party. Now the only “ragers” college kids have is when a speaker they disagree with comes to campus. They manufacture rage, all at the expense of the …
Crestview Police investigator is Officer of the Year (VIDEO)
CRESTVIEW — The city's Officer of the Year is credited with the major breakthrough leading to the November 2016 arrest of a prime suspect in the long-unsolved case of Melissa Howard's 2006 …