CHIPLEY — It was a team effort Thursday night for the Baker School football team as the Gators took on Chipley in their spring football game. Four different Baker players scored a touchdown and Malco…
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Program honoring north county 'unsung individuals' inducts 13
BAKER — Thirteen north Okaloosa County residents, past and present, have joined the ranks of others on the Family Heritage Wall of Honor at Baker Block Museum.
Jones off to strong college start
BAKER — It has been an eventful year for former Baker School track and field athlete Morgan Jones. Jones, the 2012 Class 1A state champion in girls discus, just finished her freshman year on the Univ…
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Open to suggestions for summer sports
The 2012-13 high school sports year officially ended last night as Crestview High School hosted Navarre and Escambia in a football jamboree. This time of year, filling a sports section is more diffic…
City Council schedules workshop to revive retail center project
CRESTVIEW — The City Council will try to jumpstart the Crestview Power Center, a 144-acre retail project on pause after the landowner demanded more than the $1.25 million impact fee relief the city h…
Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office recommended for accreditation
SHALIMAR — The Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation will meet in June to review assessors’ recent recommendation to provide accreditation to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
Memorial Day flags set at half-staff in fallen heroes' memory
In honor of Memorial Day, Florida Gov. Rick Scott has directed that all Florida national and state flags be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to 12 p.m. May 27 in memory of the fallen heroes of our …
CHECK IT OUT: Dance to Latin beats during Zumba classes
You can exercise — the key to staying healthy — 9-10 a.m. Fridays during a Zumba class with Nora Branhof.
GUEST COLUMN: Funding infrastructure requires creative ideas
Raising the gas tax requires a super-majority; four votes out of five.
Baker School welcomes Jackie Robinson’s daughter (ESSAY)
BAKER — Excitement surrounded Baker School on Wednesday with the arrival of best-selling author Sharon Robinson, daughter of baseball legend Jackie Robinson.