CRESTVIEW — Veterans and civilian residents will pause to remember America's war dead Monday morning at ceremonies at Liveoak Park Memorial Cemetery and American Legion Post 75.
Month: May 2013
MADD to neighborhood watch group: teach kids about drunk driving
CRESTVIEW — Linda Mitchem, the midtown neighborhood-watch group’s captain, says residents should take preventive measures to ensure everyone stays safe.
EXTENSION CONNECTION: 4-H kids learn about agriculture and more
4-H offers many opportunities for adults, parents and — most importantly — kids!
Northwest Florida State College offers free dental X-rays
NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida State College’s Dental Assisting Program will offer free dental X-rays next month.
Gators tame Tigers
CHIPLEY — It was a team effort Thursday night for the Baker School football team as the Gators took on Chipley in their spring football game. Four different Baker players scored a touchdown and Malco…
Program honoring north county 'unsung individuals' inducts 13
BAKER — Thirteen north Okaloosa County residents, past and present, have joined the ranks of others on the Family Heritage Wall of Honor at Baker Block Museum.
Jones off to strong college start
BAKER — It has been an eventful year for former Baker School track and field athlete Morgan Jones. Jones, the 2012 Class 1A state champion in girls discus, just finished her freshman year on the Univ…
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Open to suggestions for summer sports
The 2012-13 high school sports year officially ended last night as Crestview High School hosted Navarre and Escambia in a football jamboree. This time of year, filling a sports section is more diffic…
City Council schedules workshop to revive retail center project
CRESTVIEW — The City Council will try to jumpstart the Crestview Power Center, a 144-acre retail project on pause after the landowner demanded more than the $1.25 million impact fee relief the city h…
Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office recommended for accreditation
SHALIMAR — The Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation will meet in June to review assessors’ recent recommendation to provide accreditation to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.