Each winter gardeners purchase and plant peach trees in North Florida. Regretfully, many of these trees are impulse buys, with little or no thought given to the variety of tree for sale or the requir…
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CPD officer injured while chasing suspect
CRESTVIEW — A Crestview Police Department officer received a minor ankle injury while chasing a suspect with a Laurel Hill address who was wanted on an outstanding warrant from the Walton County Sher…
Clean it up or tear it down?
THE ISSUE: The number of abandoned, run down buildings has surged in downtown Crestview
LOCAL IMPACT: Blight is not just unsightly; it deters potential investors, which stunts economic growth
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Remembering the county courthouse
CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa County courthouse’s demolition ends a lengthy chapter in Hub City history.
Black mold and asbestos throughout the building prompted the Okaloosa County Board of Commissione…
Speegle, Blake complete basic training
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Two U.S. Air Force airmen graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
They are:
•Airman 1st Class Christopher M. Speegle,…
Delinquent Okaloosa tax receipts due
The Okaloosa County Tax Collector’s Office is collecting delinquent business tax receipts in January.
The receipts are required for businesses that provide merchandise, entertainment or services to…
Florida International satellite campus still years away
The details
A Crestview campus for Florida International University has been in the works since about 2009. The campus will build on an existing physician’s assistant program that allows the comple…
Crestview man faces assault, other charges
CRESTVIEW — A Crestview man faces charges of battery, aggravated assault, and child abuse, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office media release.
Eric Culpepper, 39, of 1855 Riverview Dri…
3 things to do this week in Northwest Florida
1. SEE DANCERS ONSTAGE as the Eisenhower Dance Company performs "In Power & Passion" 7:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center, Northwest Florida State College, 100 College Blvd., Niceville. …
Impact 100 elects 2017 officers
FORT WALTON BEACH — Impact 100 of Northwest Florida — a non-profit, all volunteer organization made up of women — has new officers to guide the group in 2017.
Joanna Dean of Crestview will serve as…