Explaining that three upcoming Crestview City Council meetings fall on holidays, City Clerk Betsy Roy requested that the council consider canceling or moving some of the meetings. State law requires …
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EDITOR'S DESK: Banning books promotes inequality
Libraries are an abundant resource of diverse literary works, texts and concepts. In a free society, banning certain books from library shelves is no different from eternally chaining unwitting ignor…
Police investigate suspicious bottle in Crestview parking lot
Police were investigating a suspicious bottle and package found in the parking lot of a BP gas station Wednesday evening. The bottle and package were wrapped in duct tape and appeared to have remnant…
Fall Festival hours change; pre-registration due Oct. 12
Originally planned for 3-8 p.m. Oct. 27, the Fall Festival is now from 2-7 p.m. on Main Street in Crestview. All vendors, businesses, artists, churches and civic organizations are asked to help creat…
MY VIEW: The importance of this year's election
The city’s elected chief would be relegated to greeting visitors at the front door of City Hall, riding in parades and kissing babies if the city administrator measure passes.
Baker volleyball team keeps rolling
BAKER – It was as easy as one, two, three for the Baker volleyball team Thursday night as the Gators played host to Freeport. Baker swept the match in straights sets winning set one 25-14, set two 25…
Library celebrates freedom to read
What does Mark Twain have in common with J.K. Rowling? Works by both authors have been banned at one time or another from American libraries. This week the Crestview Public Library observes Banned Bo…
Bulldogs struggle in loss to Indians
FORT WALTON BEACH—It has been a roller coaster season for the Crestview volleyball team this year.
One match the Bulldogs are flying high and playing like capable of making a run at the playoffs. …
Squirrel season opens Oct. 13 on private Okaloosa property
Gray squirrel season opens Oct. 13 throughout Florida on private lands. The daily bag limit is 12 gray squirrels. In previous years, the squirrel season opened in early November. Last spring, however…
Boy Scouts set Nov. 10 clay shoot
A clay shoot to benefit the Boy Scouts of America begins at 9 a.m. Nov. 10 at Shoal River Sporting Clays and Shooting Center, 3985 E. U.S. Highway 90, Crestview. Check-in begins at 7:30 a.m., with a …