LAUREL HILL — The City Council will decide at its August meeting whether to cease discussing “This looming ‘dissolve the city or don't dissolve the city’ malarkey,” as Councilman Travis Dewrell descr…
Month: July 2016
Crestview Warriors Hall flag display dedicated
CRESTVIEW — The 12-flag display in Warriors Hall was dedicated Monday evening with pomp and ceremony, beginning with the presentation of colors by two honor guardsmen each from the Crestview fire and…
Okaloosa Sheriff's Office provides 6 Pokemon Go safety tips
SHALIMAR — “Pokémon Go” fever is sweeping across the globe, but players need to focus on their safety and non-players need to be alert to people roaming around who aren’t always paying attention to t…
Crestview High schedules volleyball camp, golf tournament
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview High School Lady Bulldogs are hosting a volleyball camp for girls and boys in sixth through eighth grades.
Cost is $80 per person, and paperwork must include a notarized …
Brotherhood Ride honors Okaloosa deputy, first responders
NAPLES — Okaloosa County Deputy Bill Myers is among six fallen first responders being honored in the Brotherhood Ride 2016.
Participants are more than 30 bicycle riders who will ride 600 miles thr…
SHANKLIN: What are the key USES of cash?
As an investor, you may find that the elements of your portfolio that seem to draw most of your attention are stocks and bonds.
After all, these investment vehicles, and others derived from them,…
Laurel Hill sets millage rate
LAUREL HILL — The City Council unanimously decided to leave the city’s ad valorem tax rate unchanged at 3.5 mils as it begins its fiscal year 2016-17 budget planning.
That rate brings in about $50…
Tough Mudder's significant economic impact on Santa Rosa, Northwest Florida
MILTON — Santa Rosa County and surrounding areas saw an economic impact from this spring's Tough Mudder event, according to an SRC spokesperson.
Almost 6,000 people participated in the April 9-10 …
DREADEN: Crestview Library Staff Pick
Mary Roach, best-selling author of “Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers” and “Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal,” has now tackled the science behind some of a soldier’s most challenging…
3 things to do this week in Northwest Florida
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