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Month: June 2014
Summer meals program continues through August
CRESTVIEW — Area schools and organizations are providing breakfast and lunch to needy children through August.
Amunds faces 2 challengers in District 4 Okaloosa commission race
Okaloosa County Commissioner Don Amunds will defend his District 4 seat against at least two challengers in the August primary. Two fellow Republicans — Trey Goodwin and Henry Kelley — have pre-filed…
CAMPUS KUDOS: Griffith and Johnson earn education honors
North Okaloosa honor students are listed below.
$5,000 purse offered at 3rd annual Paddle at the Porch competition
DESTIN — The 3rd Paddle at the Porch starts at 10 a.m. Aug. 16 behind The Back Porch Seafood & Oyster House, 1740 Scenic Hwy. 98 E., Destin. The event features one- and three-mile recreational races …
2 FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers closing, but assistance is still available
Survivors have until 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 17 to visit two state/federal disaster recovery centers in Okaloosa and Walton counties, but assistance is still available and only a phone call away.
Disney's 'Frozen' inspires local Girl Scouts to help local flood victims
CRESTVIEW — The plight of a fictional snowbound Scandinavian kingdom inspired a local Girl Scouts troop to assist residents affected by regional springtime floods.
Small Business Administration loan applications due July 7
Low-interest disaster loans are available in Okaloosa and surrounding counties for damage and economic injury from recent storms.
Moussa, Kruger join North Okaloosa Medical Center staff
CRESTVIEW — Gastroenterologist Khalid Moussa, M.D., and Dr. Tiffany Kruger, ophthalmologist, have joined North Okaloosa Medical Center's staff.
Schiro completes Air Force training
Air Force Airman Jason C. Schiro graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.