CRESTVIEW — The Community Redevelopment Agency has unveiled its 2017 master plan, highlighting opportunities and recommendations to spur downtown revitalization.
The plan is a “long-term vision of…
Month: April 2017
North Okaloosa marriage licenses
CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County Courthouse records of marriages from April 2-20 include:
•Mercedes Yardley and Marcus Kelley, both of Crestview.
•Sydney Lane, of Laurel Hill, and Jacob Brown, of Fort…
Okaloosa mosquito control starts
CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa County Mosquito Control Program began spot spraying this month. Within the next couple of weeks, the standard evening broadcast spray schedule will begin, weather permitting.…
Encumbrances — state churches, O'Reilly fallout and Kim Jong-un
An encumbrance will often weigh us down or prevent us from going forward.
Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbia, Missouri, should not receive taxpayer dollars for their preschool daycare playground. …
New fire engines' color almost invisible
Dear editor,
New fire engines — maybe! Optics provide insights to safety. (Crestview Police Department) cars are equipped with "blue lights" to be more visible. Read again our April 15 front-page s…
Concerning Kim Jong-un's failure to launch
Scared by President Trump's bombing of Syria and Afghanistan, evil dictator Kim Jong-un tried to fire an intercontinental ballistic missile, but it barely made it off the launching pad.
By way of b…
Teen shot; sheriff's office investigating
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office responded to calls of “shots fired” Tuesday night on Wedgewood Lane near Crestview and found blood in a home’s driveway.
Witnesses reported hearing two gunshots…
Congressional visit paints dim outlook of economy
CRESTVIEW — A “looming budgetary catastrophe” was the message U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz sent to a senior economics class at Crestview High School on Tuesday.
Gaetz's visit to CHS was part of a series of…
Crestview resident makes Central Penn dean's list
SUMMERDALE, Pennsylvania — Danielle Payton, of Crestview, is on the Central Penn College dean's list for the winter 2017 term.
To qualify for the designation, a student must carry six or more credi…
Northwest Florida State College honors students
NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida State College held its annual Student Awards and Honors ceremony April 13 in Niceville.
During the ceremony, NWF President Dr. Devin Stephenson gave the keynote addres…