LAUREL HILL — Almarante Fire District Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Jaycocks says his new turnout gear is a much needed upgrade.
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2014-15 budgeting begins; tentative millage unchanged
CRESTVIEW — City Council members have left unchanged the millage rate they raised last year to 5.8466.
Learn about building the perfect paper airplane Aug. 5 from Ken Blackburn, aerospace engineer
CRESTVIEW — Ken Blackburn, an aerospace engineer and former Guinness World Record holder for paper airplane time aloft (27.60 seconds), will present “Aerodynamics for Dummies: Folding & Flying Paper …
ARRESTS: July 25, 2014
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided the following crime reports for publication:
July 5
•Zachary Kyle Silva, 19, Baker: sexual battery.
July 10
Dearly Ona, 29, Crestview: battery.
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Final Interstate 10 Master Plan recommendation meetings set in Crestview and Chipley
CHIPLEY — The Florida Department of Transportation will hold two final recommendation meetings concerning the update to the Interstate 10 Master Plan for Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Washington and Jack…
Crestview police start crowdfunding account for K9 purchase and training
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department has raised more than $12,000 toward its $30,000 K9 goal, according to Officer Sam Kimmons.
Hotspot map, road rally, geohunt among Okaloosa centennial ideas
CRESTVIEW — Countywide geocaching, a road rally and TV spots are among ideas considered for Okaloosa County’s 2015 Centennial.
Fast food restaurant's owners schedule check presentation for Barefield family
CRESTVIEW — Micah Brannon knows firsthand what it's like when the community rallies for a common cause.
Weekend closures planned for State Road 123 in Okaloosa County
CHIPLEY — State Road 123 between State Road 85 in Crestview and Eglin Parkway in Fort Walton Beach will be closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 26 and 27 for unexploded ordinance removal. North and sou…
County school resource officer unit presented statewide Agency of the Year award
The Okaloosa County School Resource Officer Unit is the Florida Association of SRO's Agency of the Year.