CRESTVIEW — A Florida Author Takeover Event — FATE — is set for July 16 and 17 in Crestview.
The event — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Crestview Community Center, 1446 Commerce Drive — includes book si…
Month: July 2016
University of Florida: Fruit fly outbreak cost growers $4.1 million
GAINESVILLE — University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences economists estimate the Oriental fruit fly outbreak last year caused at least $4.1 million in direct crop damages in Mi…
Escaped inmate captured near Milton
Public tip leads SRSO deputies, K-9 units to capture of escapee
Have you seen this escaped inmate?
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's issued this notice:
Just after 10:30 pm on 7-2-16, Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office dispatch received a call in reference to a missing inmate.
A private transp…
BEARDEN: Are flies bugging your horses?
There are many external parasites that affect horses. Some are just annoying, but some transmit deadly diseases.
The world’s deadliest creature is also a menace to horses. These creatures transmit…
Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office: Gulf Power scam resurfaces
SHALIMAR Gulf Power is asking its customers to beware of people impersonating utility company employees.
The con artists have been contacting the company's customers by phone. They tell the custom…
Crestview Rotary Club names new officers, presents funding
CRESTVIEW — The Rotary Club of Crestview has a new board of directors for Rotary year 2016-17.
The organization's annual banquet was part of its regular Wednesday lunch meeting June 29 at Samuel’…
5,682 pounds of Florida salad products recalled
G HSE , LLC , a Green Cove Springs, Fla. establishment, is recalling approximately 5,682 pounds of salad products containing chicken due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. …
Sexual predator registers Crestview address
CRESTVIEW — A sexual predator has registered a Crestview address, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Robert Earl Cuthbertson, 52, registered the wooded area behind Tom Thumb 81 as …
New method teaches Florida growers more about citrus decay
GAINESVILLE — With citrus growers trying to save their groves in the wake of the deadly greening disease, a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researcher has found a ne…