FORT WALTON BEACH — North Okaloosa Medical Center CEO and 2013 American Heart Association Heart Walk chairman David Fuller met with Okaloosa and Walton county executives March 12 at Northwest Florida…
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SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Spring break memories
This week, local students have a week off for spring break.
As a sports writer, I haven't been able to enjoy too many spring breaks. It’s a busy time for me, with the job going full throttle, but th…
Crestview downs Panthers in nine
CRESTVIEW — It was anotherCardiac Kidsadventure as Crestview High School’s baseball team hosted Milton on Tuesday.
Like many times throughout the season, the Bulldogs snatched victory from the jaws o…
Riverside students explore history with art project
CRESTVIEW — Riverside Elementary School fifth-graders are exploring the Revolutionary War with an art project filling one of the school's hallways with depictions of figures involved with shaping our…
Iraq War veteran to command Military Order of the Purple Heart
CRESTVIEW — The Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 811, Niceville, has elected Meredith M. McQuagge, a combat-wounded Iraq War veteran, as Florida’s first female chapter commander.
Baker's Donley plays in NCAA tournament
Former Baker School and Northwest Florida State College basketball player Chad Donley is no different from most players.
As a boy honing his skills on driveways, playgrounds and musty gyms, he dreame…
Bulldog offense gets untracked
CRESTVIEW — Powered by an 11-run fourth inning, Crestview High School’s baseball team rolled to a 14-4 win over Northview on Wednesday. The game was called in the fifth inning on the 10-run rule.
Area schools may qualify for sidewalk funding after initiative
CRESTVIEW — If the Okaloosa School District applies for funding for a recently announced transportation initiative, Antioch Elementary School students won't scramble through scrub, weeds and roadside…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Good luck to Crestview parents
After reading about the family that made their young disrespectful daughter stand with that sign on a street corner, I say “bravo” to those parents. They should stop worrying about what someone else …
ARREST REPORT: March 28, 2013
The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office provided the following crime reports for publication.