A number of fundraisers will benefit a Crestview boy in a medically induced coma.
Month: July 2014
New regulations automate burial payments for veterans’ survivors
WASHINGTON — New burial regulations now allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to automatically pay the maximum amount allowable under law to most eligible surviving spouses, without need for a wri…
FROM THE PULPIT: In difficult times, God never leaves your side
A nationally known pastor talks about his experience with cancer: namely, how the human spirit struggled with facing an uncertain future.
Okaloosa School District to get nearly $300K for new technology
Okaloosa County Schools will receive $286,358 for new technology. Funding comes from a portion of almost $3 million recovered from school saving accounts after the district changed the way it budgete…
Crestview man graduates from U.S. Marine Corps Boot Camp
Pfc. Charles Dylon Brown, 22, of Crestview, is among United States Marine Corps boot camp graduates.
Precht named senior pastor at Crestview First United Methodist Church
CRESTVIEW — Crestview First United Methodist Church has a new senior minister, the Rev. Michael Precht.
Okaloosa declines to pay higher Dept. of Juvenile Justice costs
Okaloosa County commissioners say they won’t stop fighting the state Department of Juvenile Justice over ongoing so-called overcharges for housing young offenders. County Attorney Greg Stewart will j…
County commissioner: 1 cent sales tax could aid flood relief efforts
CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County Commissioner Nathan Boyles says in the coming weeks he will investigate two areas with a history of flooding.
County commissioner's campaign call turns into Crestview house call
CRESTVIEW — Carmen Johnson, a quadriplegic with limited use of her upper body, says she's glad that County Commissioner Don Amunds was "in the right place at the right time," as he says, Thursday.
EXTENSION CONNECTION: Dog days are a good time to plant for fall
The “dog days” — summer's hottest, muggiest days — usually fall between early July and early September in the northern hemisphere.