FORT WALTON BEACH — Ken Hinrichs, a resident of Bluewater Bay in Niceville, has accepted the United Way of Okaloosa and Walton Counties’ president/CEO position. He takes office July 1.
Month: June 2013
Crestview High School's Luna joins People to People program
CRESTVIEW — Next summer, Louis Luna III will join People to People's European Heritage educational exploration of England, France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland.
Color Me Done event part of Crestview High's Senior Week (VIDEO)
CRESTVIEW — Whereas mothers once tried to remove paint from their offspring's clothes, many Crestview moms are trying to preserve stains as a Senior Week memento.
Watson named Bulldog boys basketball coach
CRESTVIEW — It was better late than never for Greg Watson. He applied for the Crestview High School boys basketball coach position last fall and was offered the job. However, he couldn’t get out of h…
Three parks receive advisories for hazardous water
FORT WALTON BEACH — Three Okaloosa County parks may have potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated this week.
11-year-old Baker resident killed in ATV incident
BAKER — Wyatt Oglesby, 11, died on Wednesday as a result of an all-terrain vehicle incident on William Gary Johnson Road, an official from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office said.
Okaloosa tax collector's office now issuing birth certificates
The Okaloosa County Tax Collector’s Crestview and Fort Walton Beach branches are now another resource where Florida-born residents can purchase birth certificates.
Breaking down the Bulldogs' defense
CRESTVIEW — It might be fair to say the Crestview High School football team's defense is better than the 25 points it surrendered to Escambia and Navarre in the May 24 jamboree. Escambia scored on it…
Baker School graduates 90 Gators Thursday evening
BAKER — Ninety Baker School graduates flipped their mortarboard tassels to the left Thursday night and processed into Gator history. A whole new life awaited many.
Businesses sought for military care package sponsorships
CRESTVIEW — The Company Grade Officers’ Council's Troop Care Drive committee seeks backers for its military care package program.