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Month: May 2017
Building an alliance
CRESTVIEW — Gordon Martial Arts' "Community for Cops" event on May 6 aimed to bring residents and first responders together — and have fun while doing it.
Officer Mojica of the Crestview Police de…
Crestview police join regional data sharing network
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department is now part of a data sharing system that the program's U.S. Navy Criminal Investigative Service coordinators call "a regional warehouse of databases."
T…
Concealed weapon license renewals available in Crestview
Florida residents can now renew and receive their statewide Concealed Weapon License at the Crestview and Niceville branches of the Okaloosa County Tax Collector’s Office.
"Residents already have t…
Council sends sales tax resolution to Okaloosa commissioners
LAUREL HILL — A half-cent sales tax proposal is making its way through Okaloosa County.
The Laurel Hill City Council received a resolution from the Okaloosa County League of Cities to levy a half-c…
No funding for filling potholes
LAUREL HILL — For now, Laurel Hill residents will just have to deal with potholes on city streets.
Virgie Bowen, with the Florida Department of Transportation District 3 Chipley office, attended La…
County courthouse moves closer to completion
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The Okaloosa County courthouse was reduced to rubble in January with the intention of being rebuilt.
Standing since 1955, the structure became overrun with black mold and asbestos. Co…
Oil spill money could stimulate road projects
CRESTVIEW—Okaloosa County is closer to receiving tens of millions of dollars from a stimulus program known as the Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund.
The fund will be a point of deposit for monies from …
Water tower erected off State Road 85
CRESTVIEW — Passersby can see a new water tower off State Road 85 in Crestview, at an area locals have long referred to as Blueberry Curve.
Officially, the tank is identified as Mid-County Tank No.…
Coldwell Banker staffers donate food for Riverside students
CRESTVIEW — Agents at Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate's Crestview office collected food items for needy students at Riverside Elementary School in Crestview.
School officials identified a g…