Okaloosa Beach Safety will begin active lifeguard operations on March 8, and will continue daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., until May 26, when time is extended from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Sept. 1. Life…
Month: February 2014
Special Forces retreat teaches families resilience during deployment
CRESTVIEW — Twenty 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) soldiers and their families strengthened their family dynamics with a recent "Strong Bonds" family retreat centered around Dr. Gary Chapman's "L…
Planning college campus visits? Evaulation its on-site dining
Across the country, high school students are busy planning college visits in order to winnow their wish lists before senior year applications.
Public provides suggestions for McMahon Center refurbishment
CRESTVIEW — More than 40 residents gathered Feb. 22 to share hotdogs, hamburgers and many ideas about ways to refurbish the McMahon Environmental Center.
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Tough decisions concerning school gyms
There have been many discussions since Crestview High School's boys basketball team was forced to move Saturday's Class 7A region final game with Oviedo High School from the Crestview gym to the Nort…
'Rocky Mountain High': John Denver tribute concert is Saturday
FORT WALTON BEACH — This weekend, the Emerald Coast Concert Association presents "Rocky Mountain High," an encore performance of Ted Vigil's tribute concert to John Denver.
Gators no match for Bulldogs
CRESTVIEW — With start of District 1-7A play set for Friday the Crestview High School baseball team is still in the process of fine tuning some things in lineup. Monday the Bulldogs looked as if that…
Lady Mustangs claim county crown
CRESTVIEW — Shoal River Middle School's girls basketball team defeated the Lewis Middle School 41-38 to claim the county championship on Feb. 11.
Relief in sight for Crestview family's drainage woes
CRESTVIEW — Relief is coming for Crestview residents Charles and Vicky Strausbaugh. The couple's Sioux Circle property has been on the receiving end of a leaking nearby retention pond.
EDITOR’S DESK: A few of my favorite things — Crestview edition
I have a musical state of mind this week. Of course, there’s no shortage of lyrical must-see entertainment.