CRESTVIEW — The Crestview city council unanimously voted to approve the tentative millage rate and budget for the fiscal year, which is from Oct. 1, 2018 to Sep. 30, 2019.
The millage rate is expec…
Month: September 2018
(Video) Crestview's Claudis Dale honored as Citizen of the Year
CRESTVIEW — Councilman Shannon Hayes and Council President J.B. Whitten present the Mae Reatha Coleman Citizen of the Year award to Claudis Dale, a long time Crestview resident and a valued member of…
President Trump – If Hell Freezes Over
President Donald Trump came through Evansville, Indiana like a roaring locomotive last week — August 30, to be exact. If he had landed on the platform wearing a Superman outfit and cape I would not h…
Trump is getting things done
Having written this column for 16 years, I find that there has never been a time when the news and actions in Washington moved so fast. Trump is getting things done. Half the country says Trump is cr…
By any name, it’s still privilege
During a recent newsroom discussion here at the Canton (Ohio) Repository about the Urban Meyer fiasco, our local news editor, Dave Sereno, remarked, "I don’t wanna know what you guys are doing."
It…
Holt resident accepts state volunteer award
CRESTVIEW — Dignitaries at the city, county and state level attended an Aug. 29 ceremony where 17-year-old Holt resident Railey Conner accepted the Florida Health Care Association Young Adult Volunte…
Space exploration may increase local jobs
With the announcement of a sixth military branch called the Space Force, one wonders where this new branch will be headquartered and where the numerous daily operations will be located.
Will headqu…
Military Order of the Purple Heart to host nurses monument ceremony
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE — Members of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter No. 811 will unveil a nurses monument this week.
The granite obelisk will pay tribute to four nurses, both military …
PJ Adams project moving forward, expected to begin in 2019
CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County approved financing for phase three of the PJ Adams Parkway project early this year, but construction of the road won't begin until 2019.
County Engineer Scott Bitterman…
Crestview citizens react to amendment results
CRESTVIEW — Crestview voters approved three amendments on the primary ballot Aug. 28 that would allow for a change in government structure.
Here are some of the reactions from Crestview citizens.
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