Dear editor,
On Sept. 5, Jimmy Wrye submitted an opinion about the need for a traffic sensor on the left-hand turn lane onto John King Road from Highway 85. I take that route home every day, and I’…
Month: September 2017
Include evacuation plans, pets in hurricane preparations
We have been very fortunate in Northwest Florida to have no major hurricanes for the past 10 years. Things have changed this year and we are being hit with two hurricanes back to back, Irma and Jose.…
North Okaloosa Community Briefs
Community Emergency Response Team sets training
CRESTVIEW — The North Okaloosa Community Emergency Response Team will conduct basic certification training. CERT members help emergency responder…
'We’re all about supporting the military'
A family-owned restaurant in DeFuniak Springs is hosting a wing eating contest to raise money for Healing Tools for Warriors, an organization supporting local veterans with post traumatic stress diso…
College football picks, week 3
Because of our visit from your friend and mine, Irma, and the evacuees from Florida, parts of Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee, I'm not sure whether some of the Southeastern and Atlantic Coast C…
Baker alum earns Army Distinguished Honor Graduate honors
Pvt. Natalie Booker, a Baker School class of 2013 alumna, just completed training at Non-Commissioned Officer Academy Hawaii as a Distinguished Honor Graduate.
From a class of 127 soldiers, Booker …
Crestview mayor proclaims National Patriotism Week
CRESTVIEW — The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks organization is organizing a patriotic essay contest.
The theme is "Why Our Veterans Are America's Heroes." The contest is open to students e…
Crestview Public Library events
Here are upcoming Crestview Public Library-related events. The library's address is 1445 Commerce Drive.
AGES 3-5 LIBRARY CLASS: 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays, Crestview library. Topics: Sept. 19, Magic Pas…
Baker family reports home invasion robbery
SHALIMAR — A Baker family says two men came into their Hilton Road home Sunday morning and stole a car and cash, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office media release.
"One of the victims …
Act4Murder to present 'Killer in the Kitchen'
CRESTVIEW — Act4Murder in September will present dinner theater featuring comedy, mystery and murder.
The professional comedy troupe's next North Okaloosa presentation is titled, "Killer in the Kit…