Fishing in the Gulf of Mexico is one of our favorite pastimes here on the Emerald Coast. Snapper and grouper are among some of the sport fish that anglers enjoy catching the most.
Month: September 2013
Almarante commissioners budget meeting is Oct. 10 (DOCUMENT)
LAUREL HILL — A meeting to finalize the Almarante Fire District budget for Fiscal Year 2010 is 7 p.m. Oct. 10 at Station 50, 3710 Old California Road, Laurel Hill.
TDC chooses $525K Christmas campaign, targets affluent tourists
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Okaloosa County Tourist Development Council will continue with a plan to spend $525,000 marketing Destin and Fort Walton Beach as a prime Christmas destination.
REVIEW: Portraits, landscapes and ‘Miss Sara’ highlight library exhibit
CRESTVIEW — Last autumn, local artist Rita Benz delighted the community with an exhibit of paintings that included some somber and enigmatic subjects as well as travel and floral scenes.
Crestview PD accepting applicants for Citizens Safety Academy
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department is accepting applications for a program that prepares residents for public safety volunteering opportunities.
Wesley Boys quartet performing Sept. 29
LAUREL HILL — The Wesley Boys, an a cappella gospel quartet, will be special guests during a Fifth Sunday hymn sing at the 9 a.m. service Sept. 29 at Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church, 8115 Fourth St.,…
Scott highlights $20M in higher education performance funds
TAMPA — Gov. Rick Scott has announced $20 million in higher education investments that the Board of Governor’s distributed among universities demonstrating success in student performance.
ARRESTS: Sept. 23, 2013
The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office provided the following crime reports for publication.
Bulldogs drop another heartbreaker
NAVARRE — Gatlin Casey scored on a 90-yard kickoff to open the second half and spark the Navarre High School football team to a 17-14 win over Crestview on Friday. Defenses dominated the first half a…
Volunteers restoring military family's home (PHOTOS)
CRESTVIEW — Church members have pitched in to help refurbish a military family's home that renters trashed while they were on permanent change of station out of state.