BAKER — Scott Johnson’s first offseason as the new Baker baseball coach has finally ended. With the official start of preseason practice last week, Johnson got his team on the field for a crash cours…
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Three Special Operations airmen receive Sijan award for leadership
HURLBURT FIELD — Three Air Force Special Operations Command airmen at the tip of the spear received one of the Air Force’s most prestigious awards, the 2012 Lance P. Sijan USAF leadership award.
Kiwanis offers to help enhance city environmental park
CRESTVIEW — One of the city’s little-known gems, the McMahon Environmental Center, is tucked away on two and a half acres off Mapoles Street, in the shadow of a state forestry fire observation tower.
Baker seniors go out with win
BAKER — Ten senior Baker girls basketball players finished their regular-season careers in impressive fashion Tuesday as the Gators rolled to 57-37 win over Gulf Breeze.
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Brad Reese makes us proud
I had a good time catching up with former Laurel Hill basketball star Brad Reese in a phone interview last month. Brad is one of my Facebook friends and I’ve managed to follow his basketball and pers…
FOR THE FAITHFUL: Upcoming events
PROTESTANT GOSPEL UNION CHOIR’S 21ST ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: 6 p.m. Jan. 26, Macedonia Baptist Church, 603 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Crestview. The Rev. Dwight Baggett will preside.
OASIS still facing funding crisis
FORT WALTON BEACH — Supporters have pledged more than $20,000 in donations to the struggling Okaloosa AIDS Support and Informational Service.
Speaker: civic involvement can help further King's legacy (VIDEO)
CRESTVIEW — Civic involvement is one way to further Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision, speakers said on Saturday during events commemorating the civil rights advocate.
Department of Growth Management seeks board volunteer
FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa County’s Department of Growth Management seeks a volunteer to serve as consumer representative for the Electrical Trade Industry Board.
French visitors win award for recovering sunken canoe items
Two students from Crestview’s French sister city have earned awards for bravery for their swift action following the sinking of two American friends’ canoe in Blackwater River during their visit to C…