Category: local

CRESTVIEW — For most college students, December means final exams and returning home for the holidays. For five Crestview High School alumni, it also means being able to play music with their friends…

BAKER – The tales of Junior McLaughlin will forever be carved in Baker lore.
The man, the myth, the legend finished with 5,240 rushing yards and topped 6,000 all-purpose yards.
He scored 84 touch…

CRESTVIEW —The Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections offices are preparing for the Jan. 8 enactment of Amendment 4 – the Voting Restoration Amendment approved by Florida voters in the November gene…

CRESTVIEW — At 9 a.m. Dec. 18, Community Services officers, patrol officers, Crestview Citizens Police Academy Alumni volunteers and Allen Turner Chevrolet employees descended on the Crestview Walmar…

On Saturday, December 15, 2018, Marilyn Creighton Holland, mama, mema, aunt, daughter, unexpectedly passed away at the age of 68.  
Born on January 30, 1950 in Pensacola, Marilyn lived most of her …

CRESTVIEW — Those looking to own a local business in Crestview may want to consider Chill Yogurt. The shop at 2218 S. Ferdon Blvd. is up for sale.

Larry Cleveland, current owner of Chill Yogurt, b…

Merchants around the world depend on the Christmas season each year for twenty to fifty percent of their yearly sales. 
The travel industry from airlines to gasoline stations see a nice bump during…

CRESTVIEW — Victor Fleischer, and his wife, Rebecca, had a vision of opening their own candy shop after watching an episode of “Undercover Boss.”

That vision manifested in the form of a throwback-…

CRESTVIEW — In previous meetings, the Crestview city council discussed where the city manager's office would be located, but couldn't come to an agreement. At the Dec. 10 meeting, Council President J…

LAUREL HILL — Construction on redevelopment and improvements to Gene Clary Park in Laurel Hill will likely conclude next week, city officials said at the Dec. 6 meeting.
Residents can expect to see…