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Month: April 2016
STEM and arts can coexist and support each other, Okaloosa educators say
A recent flurry of news reports on school robotics and technology projects has humanities supporters concerned the arts are receiving short shrift in the halls of academia.
Crestview Earth Team volunteer says service ‘helps everyone'
GAINESVILLE — The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is celebrating National Volunteer Week, April 10-16, by honoring its Earth Team volunteers.
Locally, that includes Linda Johnson, who…
HELMS: Be open to communication with God
Have you ever had your means of communication interrupted?
Whether it was from a computer crash, a dead cell phone or an e-mail hack, it is unpleasant. You may feel that you have been left out in t…
Crestview Chamber golf tournament May 28 (DOCUMENTS)
MOSSY HEAD — The Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2016 Hackers Holiday Golf tournament is scheduled for May 28.
The event — which starts 8:30 a.m. at Blackstone Golf Course, 108 Blackstone Lane…
University of Florida offers healthier way to keep shrimp juicy, tasty
GAINESVILLE — When you eat a shrimp, you probably want it to be juicy. That’s why University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers are trying to find alternatives to phos…
Alorica hiring event set April 14
PENSACOLA — CareerSource Escarosa and Alorica, a worldwide provider of customer management outsourcing solutions, will host a Thursday, April 14 hiring event.
The event is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Centu…
Paper shredding event set April 16 in Pensacola, Mary Esther
PENSACOLA — Gilmore Services, along with WEAR-TV3, Cat Country 98.7 FM and the Better Business Bureau of Northwest Florida, offer the public a chance to shred sensitive documents on Saturday, April …
Crestview Comfort Inn & Suites among top-performing hotels
CRESTVIEW — The Hub City’s Comfort Inn & Suites is a recipient of the 2016 Platinum Hospitality Award from Choice Hotels International Inc., the Comfort Inn brand’s franchisor.
Platinum Award statu…
Charity bicycle ride's lead car honors fallen OCSO Deputy Bill Myers (PHOTOS)
A Lamborghini with Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office graphics, along with the name and end of watch date of fallen Deputy Bill Myers, will lead the 19 th Annual Florida Tour de Force Bicycle ride.
P…