CRESTVIEW — A man found sleeping in bushes next to a fast-food restaurant was taken to jail after lawmen learned he had an active warrant for his arrest.
Month: December 2012
Baker students host senior citizens for holiday event
BAKER — Baker School students treated local senior citizens to Christmas music performed by the middle school band and a Christmas meal prepared by the school's culinary program Tuesday at the school.
Holiday Pops concert Dec. 7 at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center
NICEVILLE — The Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra will ring in the holiday season in festive style 7:30 p.m. Dec. 7 with a Holiday Pops concert featuring light classics and carol sing-a-longs. The…
Bobcat pressure too much for Gators
PAXTON — Baker boys basketball coach Mike Martello said it wasn’t Paxton’s pressure defense that hurt the Gators as they took on the Bobcats on Monday.nAlthough Paxton did us an unrelenting press tha…
State defense grants coming this way (DOCUMENT)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa and Santa Rosa county officials learned Monday they’d received hundreds of thousands of dollars in state defense infrastructure grants.
EXTENSION CONNECTION: Winter recreation for the whole family
The winter season is here, and with this time of year comes breezy days and clear, beautiful skies. Temperatures can be mild or chilly, but don’t let that stop you from enjoying the outdoors.
Council may drop charter issue
CRESTVIEW — The city council unanimously voted to take no action on placing a proposed city charter on the March 2013 ballot. Meeting Tuesday evening in a public workshop, the body surprised resident…
Preacher’s comments draw criticism; some cite First Amendment right
CRESTVIEW — The Christmas parade on Main Street Saturday featured 125-plus groups that celebrated the holidays with floats spanning themes Biblical — Noah’s ark, angels — and traditional — Christmas …
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Raiders surprise, Bulldogs disappoint
The Navarre football team will host Gainesville on Friday in the Class 6A semifinals. To say what the Raiders have accomplished under first-year coach Jay Walls is impressive is an understatement. Na…
CALA blossoms for the holidays
CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa Arts Alliance-North members pronounced the first CALA: Crestview Area Loves the Arts Christmas festival a success. The Saturday event at the Crestview Public Library drew a stead…