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Crestview Spring Cleaning coming April 12-24

The onset of spring-like weather inspires many residents to give their homes a good spring cleaning. With April being National Volunteer Month, Crestview residents and organizations are invited to join city officials to help tidy up their city as well.

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Torch Run, mayoral proclamation honor Special Olympics in Crestview

Citing the program’s many positive attributes, Mayor JB Whitten proclaimed April 3 Special Olympics Day in Crestview. The proclamation came at the start of the regional Okaloosa County games that morning, hosted again at Crestview High School&am...

Popular CPD officer retires: 'I've just been doing my job'

Giving up her patrol vehicle for a camper bus, popular Crestview Police Officer Wanda Hulion retired March 23 following a 15-year career with the agency. A couple weeks later, she returned to the Police Department for a very special memento.

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Annual Triple B barbecue festival draws close to 12K to Main Street

An estimated 10,000 to 12,000 attendees sauntered up and down Main Street while enjoying balmy spring weather, sampling barbecue, dancing to live bands, and otherwise relishing the county seat’s signature downtown festival.

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Community clergy pray for city, leaders and people

The city, its first responders, its leaders and its people received the combined and individual blessings from multiple area clergy members during a recent Blessing of the City, a worship service held in Spanish Trail Park to allow outdoor social distanci...