Okaloosa County commissioners have voted to make beach cleaning a permanent in-house service.
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Overcoming an eating disorder: Pilgrim Rest church members rally to help Baker Boy
BAKER — Paul Garrett has pica, an eating disorder that causes an appetite for things with no nutritional value; things that can even be dangerous.
Baker Memories Day planned June 21
Baker Memories Day, featuring Lunch on the Porch, is 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 21 at 1307 Georgia Ave., Baker.
Okaloosa schools benefit from budget
Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton county schools received nearly $440 million in total Florida Education Finance Program dollars, with each county’s percentage increase being above the state average.
School board approves program for at-risk 4th-, 5th-graders
Young Okaloosa County students struggling in a traditional school environment will soon have another education option. Beginning in August, about 40 fourth- and fifth-graders will attend LEAP (Learni…
Gulf Power offers free power outage alerts for customers
Gulf Power’s new power outage alert system allows customers to receive free texts, emails or telephone calls when a power outage occurs at a home or business.
Applications available for leadership development program
Northwest Florida State College's Costa Leadership Institute is accepting applications for the 2014-2015 Leadership Okaloosa program.
'READY TO WALK': Laurel Hill School graduates 31 seniors (PHOTOS)
LAUREL HILL — The Rev. Mike McVay of Laurel Hill First Baptist Church dispensed words of support and congratulatory hugs around the classroom where the school's seniors prepared for their Friday nig…
Students, parents and retiring principal celebrate CHS graduation (PHOTOS)
CRESTVIEW — Although many of the 373 graduating seniors will reminisce about their time at Crestview High School, they are already looking ahead to the future.
Group aims to educate, inform professionals about Hispanic community's growth, opportunities
CRESTVIEW — A newly formed organization of Hispanic and non-Hispanic professionals and nonprofit workers aims to unite Hispanic businesses while helping local businesses tap into the rapidly expandin…