CRESTVIEW — Here are upcoming and recent events in North Okaloosa County and surrounding areas.
Tourist Development Council to meet
FORT WALTON BEACH — Tourist Development Council will convene a…
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Police, Army looking for missing soldier
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department and the U.S. Army 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) are searching for a soldier who failed to report for duty Monday morning. Sgt. Greco Antoine Tucker J…
Main Street Chili cookoff competition is this month
CRESTVIEW — The Main Street Crestview Association will have a chili contest for trophies, cash prizes "and bragging rights for the whole year," according to an announcement for the event.
The Chili…
Love coffee? Try Ruck Up Cup in Crestview
CRESTVIEW — Melissa Hanks is the founder of Ruck Up Cup, a mobile, drive-through coffee stand at 4110 Ferdon Blvd. S, Crestview.
Hanks — who started the business last summer — and her employees ser…
CHECK IT OUT: Start your journey here
Start out the year by learning something new at your local library! We have multiple new classes for adults coming up, so come relax, make friends, and start the journey of life-long learning.
Our …
'There is no place that could be better than this'
CRESTVIEW — The day Hurricane Michael struck Panama City will forever stick in Betty Gates’ mind.
Gates, who is nearly 80, had been in a nursing home for 13 days following a broken leg. The staff h…
Back to Noirmoutier
CRESTVIEW — Avid Europe travelers and newbies eager to discover some of the Old World — but without the limitations of a package tour — can feed their wanderlust when the Crestview Area Sister City P…
Protect your home and family from flooding
CRESTVIEW — Flooding is a natural disaster that often strikes with little, if any, warning. The environmental awareness website, Natural Rivers states that floods are the most common natural hazard i…
Traveling comic performs for the homeless
CRESTVIEW — When comedian Elvis Mujic came to town this week, he was a man on a mission.
Mujic has toured 47 states in the minivan he calls home, and one of the things he loves most is performing f…
Winter is perfect for collecting seashells at the beach
When most people think of Florida’s sandy beaches, they think warm, sunny summer. But what the locals already know is that winter at the beach has tons to offer.
The sand and water may be cold, but…