January 2015 – Page 14 – News Bulletin

Gordon endorses TIF method to solve traffic congestion

Councilman Tom Gordon, a candidate for Crestview mayor, announced his endorsement for a tax increment financing district that would allow Okaloosa county residents to set aside monies specifically de…

EDITOR’S DESK: With gay marriage, live and let live (VIDEO)

A Milligan church displayed an anti-gay marriage sign last week, and we posted a photo of it on our Facebook page.

HUBBUB: Weighing in on church's anti-gay marriage sign

Disagree with church's approach

A church should be known in the community for what they're for and not always what they're against. No one who's homosexual will step foot into that church — and righ…

Old, new Gator softball players to unite for a cause

CRESTVIEW — Gracie Simmons didn’t intend to be a crusader for a cause. After high school, the former Gracie Youngblood, a 2006 Baker School graduate, married and started a family; and all was going a…

Mayor: FBI crime report 'doesn't tell the whole story'

CRESTVIEW — Is Crestview a hotbed of crime or was data misinterpreted?

Business networking group forms Crestview chapter

CRESTVIEW — Every Tuesday, a group of area business professionals gathers to swap cards and share referrals. Networking is — literally — the group’s middle name.

Bridgeway Center, Inc. surveyed for national re-accreditation

FORT WALTON BEACH — The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities International recently was on-site to survey Bridgeway Center Inc. for national re-accreditation.

Memorial service planned for Grady Holmes

A memorial service for Grady M. Holmes (Oct. 16, 1917 – Dec. 8, 2014) is 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015 at First Presbyterian Church, 492 N. Ferdon Blvd., Crestview.