CRESTVIEW — Public Works staffers will receive assistance from an outside contractor to complete state-mandated annual checks of the city's estimated 9,000 backflow water valves.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: CERT can use people of many capabilities
Often, when we talk about the Crestview Community Emergency Response Team, most individuals focus on the physically demanding tasks CERT members receive training on: light search and rescue, triage a…
Baker wins tournament opener (photo gallery)
BAKER — Powered by a seven-run fourth inning, Baker School’s baseball team opened the District 2-1A tournament Monday with a 7-3 win over Chipley. The Gators (10-16) sent 11 batters to the plate and …
Crestview Covenant Hospice honors volunteers with luncheon
CRESTVIEW — Driving to DeFuniak Springs to sit with a hospice patient on a moment’s notice is no problem for Alice Fowler.
Anderson signs with William Carey
BAKER — A high school basketball player’s speed, jumping ability and team spirit will help her at the college level, coaches said. Baker School girls basketball coach Brian Wagner said that Cassidy A…
Crestview Spectrum House raises awareness with public event
CRESTVIEW — Spectrum House closed its parking area on Saturday to allow families to participate in several activities from jumping in a bounce house to tossing rings on a small inflatable pirate ship.
Crestview man among 2 dead in Destin traffic crash
DESTIN — Two people, a Crestview man in his 20s and a South Florida resident, died in an early morning traffic crash today at the intersection of Danny Wuerffel Way and U.S. Highway 98. No passengers…
Whitehead graduates from military combat training
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Army Pvt. Matthew P. Whitehead has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: American spirit remains strong
Last Monday was a typical busy day for me. I got to work around noon and knocked out a story about the Old Spanish Trail Rodeo. I then went about some afternoon tasks before heading to the District 2…
Annual car show and restaurant crawl draw families downtown
CRESTVIEW — Erica Duenas, 8, stood on tip-toes to peek inside a 1953 Packard Convertible, its grille a tribute to Detroit's post-war affection for chromium, as she and her grandfather, James Ward, jo…