CRESTVIEW — A heated argument between two men turned violent Monday night after one of the men allegedly fired a weapon at the other and then put the gun in his mouth before telling him he would “blo…
Month: August 2016
SHANKLIN: Financial tips for college students
If you’re a college student, you may already be back on campus. If not, you don’t have long to go before school starts again.
And this year, in addition to whatever courses you may be taking, try …
Crestview church homecoming features Singing Dyess Family
CRESTVIEW — Valley Road Baptist Church will have two days of service to celebrate homecoming.
The first service — 6:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at the church, 1018 Valley Road, Crestview — will feature music …
Okaloosa Republicans host county sheriff, commissioner forum
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Okaloosa Republican Club's monthly meeting is scheduled.
Visitors are welcome and encouraged to attend the event, which includes a forum of Okaloosa County sheriff and comm…
Crestview community garden in the shade after fundraiser
CRESTVIEW — It’s a hot summer in the Common Ground Community Garden, but thanks to an Okaloosa County commissioner, a caterer and a California manufacturer of shade sails, there’s a place in the gard…
Okaloosa commission candidates talk roads, gas prices
EDITOR'S NOTE: Here's the second installment in our series on candidates seeking public offices serving North Okaloosa County.
Crestview kindergartner's parents seek bus safety changes
CRESTVIEW — Two Crestview parents got the scare of their lives on Aug. 10.
The first day of kindergarten for the Prophets’ 5-year-old daughter, Taniya, began well at the bus stop, but by that afte…
Florida Highway Patrol offers 7 child safety awareness tips
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – This month, the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is reminding motorists to focus on child safety in vehicles as well as on and around Florida roads as part …
Gold Star survivors sought for memorial
PENSACOLA — NAS Pensacola Fleet and Family Support Center, with the National Naval Aviation Museum, will conduct the Bells Across America for Fallen Service Members ceremony.
The event — 11 a.m. S…
CROSE: Athleticism, the Olympics and life lessons
I love the Olympics: the excitement of competition, the cheering crowd — the winning. Every four years I immerse myself into a world in which young people from all over the globe compete at very high…