LAUREL HILL — The city will continue doing business with Transfield Services. The Laurel Hill City Council agreed to renew a one-year $11,324 mowing contract.
Month: July 2014
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: All kids should learn to fish
I returned home from vacation Saturday only slightly worse from the wear of sleeping on my mom’s sleeper sofa for two weeks. Vacations these days mean spending as much time as possible with Mom, who …
Library display highlights Boy Scout opportunities in STEM, cyber safety
CRESTVIEW — Guys who think Boy Scouts is all about rubbing two sticks together to make a campfire might change their minds after viewing the Crestview Public Library's new scouting exhibit.
Snowbirds who stayed: Canadian geese summer in N. Crestview lakes
CRESTVIEW — Unlike the snowbirds residents welcome to Okaloosa County in December, a gaggle of the real thing took up summer residence in northeast Crestview rather than returning to Canada.
Crestview church moves into new, spacious facility
CRESTVIEW — Praise Power and Compassion Ministries has a new home along James Lee Boulevard — and with it, more space to care for the spiritually needy.
Transportation Planning Organization seeks Citizens Advisory Committee members
PENSACOLA — The Okaloosa-Walton Transportation Planning Organization needs more members for its Citizens Advisory Committee.
Man's court date scheduled following sledgehammer incident
CRESTVIEW — A 50-year-old man — charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, without intent to kill, and firing a weapon or missile into a dwelling or vehicle — has a July 22 court date.
Man posing as Okaloosa law enforcement officer attempting phone scams
SHALIMAR — Okaloosa residents continue getting phone calls from a con man posing as an Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office employee in an attempt to get money.
ARREST REPORT: July 7, 2014, part two
The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided the following crime reports for publication:
Want $100? Artists sought to redesign news rack
CRESTVIEW — Wanted: A talented local artist to transform a newspaper distribution box into a work of art embodying North Okaloosa County's spirit.