CRESTVIEW — A Wednesday morning fire forced a Mount Olive Estates family from their home into sub-freezing temperatures and consumed most of their belongings except the clothes they were wearing.
Month: January 2014
Shoal River Ranch's new owner praises area's 'promise in industry'
A Georgia investor has purchased the historic Shoal River Ranch just outside Crestview.
Classic films take focus in February
Film historians often rank 1939 the best year in filmmaking. That year's classics always rank in the top 10 lists of the best.
Area Arbor Day events teach selecting and planting native trees
CRESTVIEW — In observance of Arbor Day in Florida, county extension agents on Tuesday discussed tree-planting do's and don'ts, and demonstrated planting techniques while attendees received their choi…
Crestview teen repeats as Quarter Horse Association champ
Crestview's Hayley Marshall is the Northwest Florida Quarter Horse Association's 2013 Youth All Around Champion. She received multiple awards and prizes at a Jan. 18 banquet at the Pensacola Yacht Cl…
Art exhibit features interactive textile
CRESTVIEW — Lincoln Sayger's "Quixotic Reference" is an interactive textile work crocheted in acrylic yarn.
Gators fall to Jaguars
BAKER — In the regular season's final week, Baker School girls basketball coach James Kerrell sees each game as a growing experience for his young squad. “Every game is a learning process,” he said. …
GONE COASTAL: Helping your fish survive helps you
Imagine for a minute you are out to sea, line wet, with about 150 feet of water separating boat from the bottom. You feel a tug. Instinct kicks in and you want to yank up to set the hook, but you rem…
FINANCIAL FOCUS: Growing families should consider these financial moves
Adding a child to your family is an exciting and joyful time — and it’s also a busy one, as you deal with new challenges and commitments.
EDITOR’S DESK: Hip-hop music: setting the civil rights movement backward?
Musical lovers are in for a treat Feb. 28, when Crestview resident Mike Smith's production, "Generations: A Collection of Black American Music," opens.