CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa is one of Florida’s 57 counties with a shortage of dental health professionals, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Month: October 2014
Fall Bluegrass Festival returns to Holiday Hills Music Park
LAUREL HILL — Organizers are wrapping up planning for the Holiday Hills Music Park Fall Bluegrass Festival. Bands will take to the stage in Alford Ranch's pole barn, just as they had for the spring f…
Laurel Hill requests proposals for road repairs
LAUREL HILL — The city seeks proposals to execute a $600,000 grant for road repairs.
Conversations with women set Oct. 23, Nov. 18
The Okaloosa County Commission on the Status of Women, in association with the Florida Commission on the Status of Women, is hosting and supporting open and informational conversations with women thr…
Okaloosa among 25 counties to benefit from $60K food grant
Milton, Fla. – Bay Area Food Bank won one of 50 grants awarded to Feeding America food banks as part of Walmart’s “Fight Hunger Spark Change” initiative.
"Camelot" performance scheduled at Niceville college campus
NICEVILLE — The Mattie Kelly Arts Center at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, will present one of Broadway's most memorable productions.
More than 20 countries, cultures expected at international celebration
CRESTVIEW — The second annual International Festival and Hispanic Heritage Celebration will showcase North Okaloosa County’s rich cultural diversity, organizers said.
Man worried about breaking leg while allegedly fleeing officers
CRESTVIEW — A 32-year-old Crestview man charged with resisting or obstructing an officer without violence faces an Oct. 21 court date.
Baker husband and wife team win in Milton 5K
MILTON — More than 470 runners and walkers participated in Saturday's annual Riverwalk 5K Run in historic downtown Milton.
GUEST COLUMN: 20% of US. children share this sad statistic
While most Americans will worry about eating too much this holiday season, 16 million of our country’s children live in households that struggle to afford food, according to a 2012 report from the Un…