The Baker Gator volleyball team is looking forward to a new season, not focused on a playoff loss last year. Coach Kathy Combest said the team is locked in, but they have to find their stride on defe…
Month: August 2019
Crestview crossing guards train for certification
CRESTVIEW — As they waited on the street next to Bob Sikes Elementary School for certification testing Monday morning, the city’s newest batch of school crossing guards, most of whom are school zone …
Miss Mac celebrates 105th birthday
LAUREL HILL — When C. McDonald Campbell was born, World Wars I and II had yet to be fought, television had yet to invade peoples’ homes, Okaloosa County didn’t exist, and today’s cellphones and the i…
Technology helping agriculture to grow
Baker farmer Shannon Nixon sprayed weed killer on his peanut field that blew over to his cotton field. The extent of the damage was unknown until Mario Werth used drone technology to calculate how mu…
Employers, be wary of latest payroll scam
One of the newest cyber crimes is being perpetuated against both employees and their employers, not just here in Crestview, but all over the country. I recently learned of this scam when one of my fr…
Community meets with final 2 police chief candidates
The process to find a new Police Chief is down to two, Stephen McCosker, Ocoee Deputy Police Chief, and Mark Schrader, former Highlands County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy. The two men participated …
Okaloosa MedFlight visits Holt Academy
During the summer, the Holt Academy in Baker brought in multiple agencies to educate students about local services. The final agency to visit was Okaloosa MedFlight, who taught the kids about safety.
Poilce Department gives back to community
The Crestview Police Department gave away free school supplies at Warriors Hall. The department also gave out free tactical duty boots and Hub City Barbers had six barbers on hand giving out free hai…
Latter-day Saints celebrate Girls’ Camp in Georgia
The young ladies from the Fort Walton Beach Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traveled to Camp Kolomoki in Blakely, Georgia, this year where they experienced their varied activ…
Let the light of your faith shine
Light is a very important aspect of life. It helps us to see, to find our way when darkness is all around us, provides life, and so much more.
D. L. Moody told the story of a passenger on an Atlant…