The older I get, the more I understand the importance of lessons learned while playing high school sports.
Being on a high school team means belonging to something bigger than one’s self and coming…
Month: February 2016
Crestview cold weather shelter set to open
CRESTVIEW — A cold weather shelter in Crestview will be open this week if weather drops below 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
If so, the Community of Christ in Crestview will be open from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. s…
Tom Thumb Liquors in Crestview now open
Tom Thumb Food Stores has opened its first liquor store in Crestview, Florida. The all-new, stand-alone “Tom Thumb Liquors,” located at 5150 S. Ferdon Blvd., features more than 2,500 square feet of r…
Re-enacting history is this Crestview teen's hobby (PHOTOS)
CRESTVIEW — History, particularly the Civil War, has been Rollin Cluff's passion since he was a toddler.
“When he was probably about 5 years old, he would tell us things about the various character…
CROSE: 15 Lenten praying suggestions
We are now in the season of Lent, the 40 days beginning with Ash Wednesday leading up to Easter Sunday when we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus.
This period has traditionally been a tim…
Veteran, Fox News host to headline Explosive Ordnance Disposal ball
NICEVILLE — The Explosive Ordnance Disposal group's 48th annual ball will feature keynote speaker and retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Oliver North.
Doors open at 5:15 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at …
Okaloosa Tax Collector's Office collecting delinquent business receipts
FORT WALTON BEACH — Business collection agents from the Okaloosa County Tax Collector’s Office are collecting delinquent Business Tax Receipts.
Formally known as an occupational licenses, BTRs are…
Crestview woman accused of hiding cocaine to enter plea
CRESTVIEW — A woman accused of hiding cocaine in her vaginal area will enter her plea on Tuesday.
Vickie Lynn Fredericks, who is charged with possession of cocaine with intent to sell and violation…
Baker woman to enter plea on child neglect charge
BAKER — Whitney L. Kilcrease, 24, is scheduled to enter her plea on a child neglect charge on Feb. 16.
Kilcrease will answer to Judge Jim Ward for allegedly getting drunk while caring for a child. …
Concert boosts Crestview High band uniform fund (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
CRESTVIEW — Both the cookin’ and the jazz were hot, and the Big Red Machine is more than $1,500 closer to new uniforms following Friday’s night’s Valentine’s and All That Jazz concert.
Watch as cul…