FORT WALTON BEACH — There were no real surprises as No. 1 seed Crestview High School rolled to a 53-38 win over Navarre in the District 1-7A boys basketball tournament semifinals. Big men Denzel Ware…
Month: February 2014
NWF State College's EMT program accredited
NICEVILLE — The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs recently informed Northwest Florida State College's Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic program that it has received…
NWF State College hosts Feb. 17 open house
NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida State College's Community Open House is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 17 at 100 College Blvd., Niceville.
Crestview police seeking more information on Thursday lockdowns
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department said an investigation is underway following Thursday's lockdown in the Brookmeade Drive area.
School district plans to waive storm make-up days
Okaloosa County School District leaders have a plan to deal with the three days missed because of icy weather.
Childcare center director taken offguard by lockdowns; that must change, she says
CRESTVIEW — Charmaine Nick, owner and director of the Apple Tree Preschool Learning Center, plans to work with state officials to implement an emergency notification system.
Young Marines boot camp teaches leadership skills
CRESTVIEW — Feb. 15 is the deadline for parents who want to sign their children up for next month's 26-hour Emerald Coast Young Marines boot camp.
Scout Sunday observed at Our Lady of Victory
CRESTVIEW — A number of area Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts will earn their religious emblem during a Feb. 23 ceremony at Sacred Heart Cathedral in Pensacola.
Does imprisonment of mentally ill inmates delegitimize the judicial system?
An accurate estimation of people with serious mental disorders who are booked into U.S. jails each year is difficult to find, but one solid figure from Psychiatric Services puts it at 2.1 million. Th…
COVER STORY: Former Crestview pastor's Belize mission makes a difference
When the Rev. Heath Burchett announced in 2008 he'd been called to another church, First United Methodist Church members were heartbroken.