CRESTVIEW — We know that Crestview is home to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), that it can take a good bit of time to make it from one end to the other and that the Crestview High School Bull…
Month: March 2018
North Okaloosa's Feb. 6 to March 6 arrests
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports.
Defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Landon Lamar Blair, …
Crestview American Youth Soccer registering players
CRESTVIEW — The American Youth Soccer Organization in Crestview is registering players ages 3-18.
Registration ends March 10 and games begin March 31. Cost is $85 per person.
Visit www.ayso1603.o…
Two area teachers win $5,000 awards
CRESTVIEW — The second time was the charm for Laurel Hill School math teacher Debra Adams and Crestview High science teacher Greg Elrite, who March 1 received the two $5,000, no-strings-attached Hsu …
What happened to Crestview's Foxwood Country Club?
CRESTVIEW — Foxwood Country Club mysteriously closed at the end of October, with no notice apparently given to club members or residents of Crestview.
Almost four months later, the golf course show…
Too much sugar: Cutting back is hard, but healthful. How to start
This article appears in Spring Boomers magazine.
Too much sugar isn't just making us fat, it's making us sick. Growing scientific evidence shows that eating too much added sugar is linked to seriou…
Health Watch: How to get an accurate blood pressure reading
BLOOD PRESSURE
Medical professionals aren't taking enough care when taking blood pressure, according to a recent story on NPR's "Morning Edition."
Guidelines from the American Heart Associatio…
Safe Driving Practices
Why are there so many distracted drivers in Crestview? In the last few weeks I have seen numerous drivers run red lights, stop signs, drive well above the posted speed limit, not use their turn sign…
Consider Carolina jessamine for an easy-to-grow vine
The sweetly scented, golden yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers on the cascading, fine textured foliage of Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) covering fences and trees in open woodlands and along…
Make a cigar box ukelele
VALPARAISO — Make a musical instrument and learn to play a few tunes. The the Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 21 offers the "Make a Musical Instrument" class for $105.
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