Yvonne Shanklin, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Crestview, is sponsoring a workshop, titled "Outsmart the Scammers".
The event is free and dinner will be served from 5:30-7 p.m. July 18 at H…
Month: July 2016
Okaloosa health department releases water quality results
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County has announced water quality test results for local parks.
Two Okaloosa County parks have potentially hazardous bathing water…
Crestview center earns national quality award
CRESTVIEW — Silvercrest Health and Rehabilitation Center has won a national award for excellence.
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living presented the 2016 Si…
Baker graduate completes US Air Force basic training
SAN ANTONIO — U.S. Air Force Airman Alan D. Weidenhammer graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-wee…
Closures set in Baker, Holt for U.S. 90 resurfacing
CRESTVIEW — Drivers traveling U.S. Highway 90 from Summertime Drive to east of Old River Road (west of State Road 4) in Okaloosa County can expect lane restrictions to take place during nighttime hou…
Evers to attend Crestview veterans job training event
CRESTVIEW — Sen. Greg Evers will be the featured speaker during a community awareness event for a veterans jobs program.
American Legion Post 75 stated in a media release that the event — which is…
Medical examiner rules Crestview Navy SEAL trainee's death a homicide
CRESTVIEW — Military service members know they could pay the ultimate price for defending our country’s freedoms.
But a Crestview Navy SEAL trainee did not have to die May 6, according to a repo…
No Child Without Healthcare Fair to provide free exams
CRESTVIEW — The 9th Annual No Child Without Healthcare Fair will provide free exams for Northwest Florida children age 18 and under.
The fair is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 30 at Crestview High School,…
University of Florida: Radio tracking helps hunt Burmese pythons
GAINESVILLE — When invasive Burmese pythons are breeding, radio-tracking one python can help find and capture more, a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researcher says…
Crestview man jailed after Fourth of July fight at Twin Hills Park
CRESTVIEW — A 26-year-old man was arrested and charged with battery, touch or strike, following a Fourth of July altercation in Twin Hills Park.
Justin Ray Smith of First Avenue allegedly struck a…