FORT WALTON BEACH — Northwest Florida Ballet auditions and a performance are scheduled.
Trainee and company auditions are May 14. Trainees may audition 9-10:30 a.m. May 14 at NFB studios, 310 Perry…
Month: May 2016
DREADEN: 5 reasons why reading biographies is good for you
A biography — from the Greek word bios, meaning “life,” and graphos, meaning “write” — is an account of a person’s life.
Reading a great biography (or autobiography) can be as exciting as your favo…
Second Crestview monthly meeting will become workshop
CRESTVIEW — When the City Council meets for its second May meeting, it will actually be meeting in a public workshop setting.
The council unanimously approved turning each second monthly meeting in…
Covenant Care acquires Peoples Home Health, expands Northwest Florida services
PENSACOLA — Covenant Care can now increase the services it offers in Pensacola with the May 9 acquisition of Pensacola-based Peoples Home Health, a Medicare-certified home health provider serving Esc…
Crestview Military Appreciation Recognition Day is May 21
CRESTVIEW — The ninth annual Military Appreciation Recognition Day is May 21, national Armed Forces Day, in Crestview.
The free event is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Old Spanish Trail Park, Crestview. Park…
Northwest Florida State College hosts free teacher certification workshops
NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida State College has free workshops to help teachers pass the general knowledge section of Florida Teacher Certification Examinations.
Workshops begin May 21 at 100 Colle…
Crestview's cat day afternoon (VIDEO)
During Pawsitively Scrumptious's May 7 Catterday event, My Safe Place Cat Rescue brought several cats for adoption, at least one of which found a new home. “Cats are so much harder to adopt than dogs…
Secondhand smoke awareness is Tobacco Free Florida Week's focus
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Florida Department of Health’s Tobacco Free Florida program and the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County (DOH-Okaloosa) are launching a new initiative, Secondhand S…
NAS Whiting Field resumes flight operations at NOLF Choctaw
PENSACOLA — Naval Air Station Whiting Field added a chapter to its history of supporting Naval aviation training May 9, when the Joint Strike Fighter began operations at the installation’s Navy Outly…
Panhandle Pilot Program champions lionfish removal efforts
PENSACOLA — The Panhandle Pilot Program will focus on lionfish removal efforts off Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Gulf and Franklin counties, where lionfish can be found in high densiti…