CRESTVIEW — The City Council unanimously rejected a developer’s plan for a 28-home subdivision off Live Oak Church Road for having no recreation facility.
A provision in the city code requires deve…
Month: December 2015
CENTENNIAL: Revisiting the birth of Okaloosa County
It took a two-year battle in the state Legislature before eastern Santa Rosa County and western Walton County voters went to the polls on Sept. 11, 1915.
They voted overwhelmingly to form a county …
CENTENNIAL: Crestview started small but outgrew its neighbors
CRESTVIEW — As the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad line pushed eastward, depots — really, just railway workers’ and materials camps — advanced almost every 5 miles.
First in the area came the stop…
CENTENNIAL: Baker sports prepared standout athlete for legal career
Tiffani Lee’s journey has taken her from Baker School's athletic venues to Miami courtrooms.
The lawyer, a 1988 Baker graduate voted Most Likely To Succeed, traces much of her success to her Gator …
CENTENNIAL: Two-time Baker pole vaulting state champion recalls glory days
Most people haven't heard of David Swinton, but he's one of Baker School's best track athletes.
Swinton won the Class 2A pole vault title in 1974 with a 12-foot, 6-inch leap. In 1975, he had a 14-f…
CENTENNIAL: Baker School celebrates its first 100 years
BAKER — On Jan. 3, 1915, 128 students in eight grades and their three teachers entered the portals of Baker School, a new, two-story, $4,500 brick institution.
The school — built with a local bond …
4 North Okaloosa residents among nursing graduates
NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida State College announces the most recent graduates of its nursing program.
Four North Okaloosa residents are among them: Regina Cuchens of Baker; and Tamiko Gonzalez, …
DICKSON: My Christmas gift list for Crestview, Baker, Laurel Hill teams
As you are reading this, I’m at my mom’s in DeLand, probably trying to get some rest on a sleeper sofa.
Christmas has always been a special time for my family. I grew up a Southern Baptist, and my …
Crestview grad, Matt Gillis, commits to UNO baseball program
CRESTVIEW — When Matt Gillis watched Blake Dean play baseball for his dad, Tim Gillis, at Crestview High School from 2003-2006, he could have never imagined how their respective baseball journeys wou…
13 things you didn't know about Crestview High wrestler Josh Cantwell
CRESTVIEW — Josh Cantwell is part Tasmanian Devil and part surgeon as he grapples an opponent for Crestview High School's wrestling team.
The Bulldog senior competes in the 145-pound weight class a…