CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County commissioners have set a Sept. 3 public hearing to discuss possibly eliminating Crestview and Destin bus routes. The meeting is 6:30 p.m. at the county Courthouse in Crest…
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City Council agrees to renew contract with Waste Pro
CRESTVIEW — After receiving city officials’ praise for Crestview's current trash contractor, the City Council unanimously approved renewing Waste Pro's contract for another five years.
Road closures include State Line in Laurel Hill at 7 a.m. tomorrow
FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa County has announced the following local road closures for repairs and weather issues:
CHECK IT OUT: Big Library Read offers unlimited access to ‘Fancy Nancy’
Hey kids! Participate in OverDrive’s Big Library Read Sept. 16-30! OverDrive, our ebook vendor, will offer unlimited access through Sept. 30 to ebook and audiobook formats of Jane O’Connor’s “Fancy N…
New Crestview residents tap Florida sunshine for energy source
CRESTVIEW — Justin Madison and "Flyin' Brian" Dickenson sweated it out Thursday morning from a rooftop in the Carnegie Hills subdivision. The workers — technicians for Pensacola-based Compass Solar E…
Hollarn appointed to Florida Elections Commission
TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott has announced the appointment of Patricia Hollarn to the Florida Elections Commission. Hollarn, 78, of Shalimar is a former Okaloosa County elections supervisor, Main St…
Changes would affect deer management in Northwest Florida
CRESTVIEW — Following months of meetings and evaluations, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has formulated possible changes to deer hunting for the 2014-15 Northwest Florida hunti…
Coffee with a Cop kicks off Wednesday in Crestview
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department invites the community for "Coffee with a Cop,” 8 a.m. Wednesday at the Tropical Palm restaurant in downtown Crestview.
21,000-acre purchase includes Eglin Air Force Base buffer
Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet have approved purchasing nearly 21,000 acres of conservation land as part of a partnership with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, The Trust f…
Okla. man arrested in connection with Crestview auto theft
The Crestview Police Department has charged a 23-year-old Oklahoma man with grand theft automobile and resisting arrest without violence.