BAKER — Powered by a seven-run fourth inning, Baker School’s baseball team opened the District 2-1A tournament Monday with a 7-3 win over Chipley. The Gators (10-16) sent 11 batters to the plate and …
Month: April 2013
Crestview Covenant Hospice honors volunteers with luncheon
CRESTVIEW — Driving to DeFuniak Springs to sit with a hospice patient on a moment’s notice is no problem for Alice Fowler.
Anderson signs with William Carey
BAKER — A high school basketball player’s speed, jumping ability and team spirit will help her at the college level, coaches said. Baker School girls basketball coach Brian Wagner said that Cassidy A…
Crestview Spectrum House raises awareness with public event
CRESTVIEW — Spectrum House closed its parking area on Saturday to allow families to participate in several activities from jumping in a bounce house to tossing rings on a small inflatable pirate ship.
Crestview man among 2 dead in Destin traffic crash
DESTIN — Two people, a Crestview man in his 20s and a South Florida resident, died in an early morning traffic crash today at the intersection of Danny Wuerffel Way and U.S. Highway 98. No passengers…
Whitehead graduates from military combat training
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Army Pvt. Matthew P. Whitehead has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: American spirit remains strong
Last Monday was a typical busy day for me. I got to work around noon and knocked out a story about the Old Spanish Trail Rodeo. I then went about some afternoon tasks before heading to the District 2…
Annual car show and restaurant crawl draw families downtown
CRESTVIEW — Erica Duenas, 8, stood on tip-toes to peek inside a 1953 Packard Convertible, its grille a tribute to Detroit's post-war affection for chromium, as she and her grandfather, James Ward, jo…
Heritage Museum will house Okaloosa's VIVA time capsule
DESTIN — The Okaloosa Time Capsule Committee has selected Heritage Museum as the VIVA Florida Anniversary Time Capsule’s location.
Shelter House plans May 11 Women and Money conference
NICEVILLE — The 3rd Annual Women and Money Conference, or WAM!, is 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 11 at Northwest Florida State College’s Costa Leadership Institute, 100 College Blvd., Niceville.