CRESTVIEW — A throng of booklovers and a new venue made last weekend’s Friends of the Crestview Library Book Sale one of its most successful events to date, organizers said.
Month: October 2014
Residents enjoy cooler weather, entertainment at Hobo Festival (PHOTOS)
LAUREL HILL — The incoming cooler weather for the fall season, may have helped the 2014 Laurel Hill Hobo Festival with a successful turnout.
Group hosts meeting on North Okaloosa shelter and soup kitchen programs
CRESTVIEW — The Helping Other People Effectively Network will host a status update meeting on cold night shelters and soup kitchens in Crestview.
United Way’s Coats for Kids at Christmas gets underway
FORT WALTON BEACH — The United Way of Okaloosa-Walton Counties and their partners are collecting coats for the annual Coats for Kids at Christmas" program.
Camellia Show and Plant Sale coming in November
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Greater Fort Walton Beach Camellia Society will host the 51st Annual Camellia Show and Plant Sale.
Gators put chomp on Bulldogs (PHOTOS)
BAKER — Doug Griffith Memorial Stadium was the scene for Friday’s District 1-1A football showdown between the host Baker School Gators and the Freeport Bulldogs. When the dust had settled the home st…
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Steak & Stake fundraiser nets more than $32,000 for Boys & Girls Clubs
FORT WALTON BEACH — Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast hosted their inaugural Steak & Stake fundraising dinner Sept. 25 at the Emerald Coast Convention Center. More than 225 guests attended the …
Tri-County Horticultural Studies group to tour Crestview environmental center
CRESTVIEW — Tri-County Horticulture Studies Group will meet at 10 a.m. Oct. 16 at the McMahon Environmental Center, 132 Butler Circle, Crestview.
Laurel Hill eighth-grade boys down Central
CRESTVIEW — Mason Cooper scored 25 points, leading Laurel Hill School's eighth-grade boys basketball team to a Central 43–30 on Sept. 30.