Remember last summer’s hot, dry days and grass drying up and turning brown? Yet, weeds were green and doing fine. Those weeds flourished and dispersed seed everywhere. Now, they are just sitting ther…
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North Okaloosa's Jan. 10-17 arrests
The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports from Jan. 10-17.
Defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
• Kenneth Adam G…
Helping Hands — North Okaloosa County services calendar
BOSTON BUTT FUNDRAISER: Duke it Out’s Crestview Relay For Life team is selling Boston butts for $30 each. Call Loney Whitley, 537-4654 or 603-3500, to preorder. Pick-up is 4-5 p.m. Feb. 4 in front of…
What’s Happening in North Okaloosa County
CAREER SOURCE CRESTVIEW VISITS: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 25, Crestview Public Library, 1445 Commerce Drive.
CRESTVIEW JOB FAIR: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 25, Crestview Public Library, 1445 Commerce Driv…
Okaloosa County clubs and organizations calendar
UPCOMING
CRESTVIEW CHAMBER AMBASSADOR COMMITTEE: 8:30 a.m. Jan. 25, Stay Suites of America, 3709 Ferdon Blvd. S., Crestview. Open to the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce and their employees. Deta…
Pay attention to deceptive grocery packaging
We, as intelligent consumers, need to be on the alert for subtle ways that manufacturers inflate their prices. Many of us live on a budget and try to save money, and groceries play a large role in ou…
Here's what the Crestview Council will meet about Jan. 23
CRESTVIEW — The City Council will meet 5:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at city hall, 198 Wilson St. N.
Here is the meeting's agenda.
Revised 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Open Workshop 4. Publi…
Synthetic human enhances CHS students' learning
CRESTVIEW — This week, Crestview High School received a special visitor in a body bag.
Inside was a lifelike synthetic human made of water, salt and fiber. SynDaver Labs in Tampa created the synthe…
Crocheting for the homeless
CRESTVIEW — Not all people crochet sweaters or fuzzy socks. Some Northwest Florida residents use plastic bags to make sleeping mats for the homeless.
Debbie Barberee organized a group of volunteers…
Pensacola investor eyes Crestview for growth
CRESTVIEW — Businessman Quint Studer has invested millions of dollars in the Pensacola community; his Studer Community Institute aims to increase the area’s quality of life. Now, he’s turned his atte…