CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a report that two women sexually battered early Friday morning at a residence near Crestview.
Deputies were called to the scene aro…
Month: December 2015
Noel Night fills Crestview library with music, laughter, games and crafts (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
CRESTVIEW — As some children around town observe Kwanzaa today, their homes will be decorated with festive ornaments they made themselves during the Crestview Public Library’s Noel Night.
The libra…
Okaloosa County EMS takes patients home for the holidays, Dec. 24 or 25
NICEVILLE — Okaloosa County Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Medical Services is offering free transportation on a space-available basis to local residents who would otherwise be un…
Valparaiso museum hosts 'Rural Electrification' exhibit
VALPARAISO — “Rural Electrification,” a traveling exhibit celebrating CHELCO’s 75th anniversary, is open through Jan. 15, 2016 at the Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida.
The display includes ar…
BROADHEAD: Remembering the true meaning of Christmas
Bart Simpson, in one episode of "The Simpsons," misses the meaning of Christmas when he says, “We need to get back to the true meaning of Christmas — the birth of Santa Claus.”
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Before journ…
Letters to Santa: Walker Elementary School
Editor's Note: The News Bulletin will publish all North Okaloosa County second-graders' letters to Santa Claus. Each year, we publish all students' letters, unedited, as teachers submit them. Keepsak…
Meet the Crestview 9-year-old who is a rising golf star
CRESTVIEW — Gracie Grant looks forward to an upcoming golf tour after earning high rankings in numerous tournaments across the southeastern United States.
And the 9-year-old just started competing …
BONI: Finding the holiday in your heart
Some years, I can't get into the Christmas spirit.
Perhaps it's hearing the same songs for as long as I can remember — over and over and over again. "There's no place like home for the holidays." "…
DORSEY: 'Turn it around' regarding gun control
A friend of mine related an incident that happened to her and her son while traveling south on Highway 85 between Crestview and the cutoff.
Two males pulled next to her vehicle, one of them in a ma…
Okaloosa County Commission chair, vice chair named
CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County Commissioners Kelly Windes and Carolyn Ketchel will serve as the board's 2016 chairman and vice chairman, respectively, beginning in January.
Windes, elected to the comm…