CRESTVIEW — A local business is offering to match the fees for adopting pit bulls.
Flex Fitness is running a promotion starting this week that will send a matching amount to a shelter for those wh…
Month: March 2018
Teenager shot in Crestview home invasion
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department is investigating an early morning home invasion and shooting.
A Crestview resident, Tiffany Gibson, contacted the Crestview Police Department at 1:57 a.…
Fountain talks traffic, school safety
CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County Commissioner Graham Fountain was a guest speaker March 12 at the Shoal River Republican Club’s monthly meeting.
Fountain, who represents most of the city of Crestview, s…
Space-themed playground part of McDonalds remodel
CRESTVIEW — The latest McDonalds remodel features a new place for kids to play in Crestview.
The McDonalds on James Lee Boulevard had its grand reopening and ribbon-cutting ceremony March 15. Some …
'People just stopped playing golf'
CRESTVIEW — Residents of Foxwood Estates have mixed feelings about the recent closure of Foxwood Country Club.
The club closed its doors in October 2017 when the owners allowed the property to go i…
‘I like helping people’
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department command staff selected Community Services Officer Wanda Hulion as its officer of the year. A grandmother of five, Hulion had previously been the department…
North Okaloosa March 8-15 arrests
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports.
Defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
•William Edward Bart…
Crestview resident is 'Pilot for a Day' at 33rd Fighter Wing
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE — The 33rd Fighter Wing hosted Ethan Ibi, 11, and his family for the "Pilot for a Day" program March 9 at Eglin Air Force Base.
Ethan, who has a rare form of dwarfism, zipped u…
Few prisoners benefit from compassionate release
Prison inmates age at an accelerated rate when compared to people living outside the prison walls. The health of a 50-year-old person in prison is comparable to the health of a 65-year-old. That is n…
Holding Cinderella
Shortly after my parents died, my wife and I received an unusual inheritance: Cinderella.
Cinderella is a 10-year-old cat who adopted my parents shortly after giving birth to her first litter of ki…