Okaloosa County Schools will receive $286,358 for new technology. Funding comes from a portion of almost $3 million recovered from school saving accounts after the district changed the way it budgete…
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Crestview man graduates from U.S. Marine Corps Boot Camp
Pfc. Charles Dylon Brown, 22, of Crestview, is among United States Marine Corps boot camp graduates.
Precht named senior pastor at Crestview First United Methodist Church
CRESTVIEW — Crestview First United Methodist Church has a new senior minister, the Rev. Michael Precht.
Okaloosa declines to pay higher Dept. of Juvenile Justice costs
Okaloosa County commissioners say they won’t stop fighting the state Department of Juvenile Justice over ongoing so-called overcharges for housing young offenders. County Attorney Greg Stewart will j…
County commissioner: 1 cent sales tax could aid flood relief efforts
CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County Commissioner Nathan Boyles says in the coming weeks he will investigate two areas with a history of flooding.
County commissioner's campaign call turns into Crestview house call
CRESTVIEW — Carmen Johnson, a quadriplegic with limited use of her upper body, says she's glad that County Commissioner Don Amunds was "in the right place at the right time," as he says, Thursday.
EXTENSION CONNECTION: Dog days are a good time to plant for fall
The “dog days” — summer's hottest, muggiest days — usually fall between early July and early September in the northern hemisphere.
North Okaloosa residents support Crestview child following boating accident
CRESTVIEW — Support for a 12-year-old and his family has grown so much that a common hashtag, #prayfordrew, is all over Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and on North Okaloosa businesses' signs.
Distinguished Young Women scholarship program to feature 2 Crestview students
CRESTVIEW — Distinguished Young Women of Okaloosa County’s third annual scholarship program is at 7 p.m. today in the Fort Walton Beach City Auditorium, 107 SW Miracle Strip Parkway. Admission costs …
FINANCIAL FOCUS: What investors can learn from baseball stars
Baseball’s best players gathered in Minneapolis this week to participate in the All-Star Game.