LAUREL HILL — Three weeks from now a young Laurel Hill School volleyball team might look at Thursday’s District 1-1A match with Northview as a turning point in the season.
Hobo Coach Kent Zessin sh…
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'America's Got Talent' participant headlines Laurel Hill Hobo Festival
LAUREL HILL — Chloe Channell, a 14-year-old “America’s Got Talent” quarter-finalist from Pensacola, headlines the Oct. 3 Laurel Hill Hobo Festival.
The event — which features children’s activities,…
2 charged in connection with Crestview meth lab
CRESTVIEW — Two people are charged in connection with an active mobile methamphetamine laboratory.
Carly Palucci, 26, is charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a listed…
Baker School launches book project for its centennial
BAKER — Kim Fountain and Nancy Strong at Baker School are collecting area residents' thoughts for a memory book project with the topic, "Baker School is special to me because…"
Oct. 8 is the deadli…
Northwest Florida State College to celebrate Manufacturing Day
NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida State College's Advanced Technology and Design Department will host Manufacturing Day 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2 on the Niceville campus.
Manufacturing Day is an …
$60,000 worth of tools reported stolen from Baker shop
BAKER — The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the burglary of an estimated $60,000 worth of tools from a shop beside a Baker home.
Ben Morgan, of County Road 2, says he and his son …
DICKSON: Time to revamp how teams make the playoffs
I don’t like three- and four-team districts for high school sports.
People always say "let the season play out" and "the best teams make the playoffs." I contend this isn’t always the case, especia…
8 Okaloosa parks receive advisories for hazardous water
FORT WALTON BEACH — Eight Okaloosa County parks have potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated today.
Liza Jackson Park and Garniers Park, Fort…
Crestview organization safely unites non-custodial parents with children (FILE)
CRESTVIEW — Safe Connections Executive Director Sharon Rogers said circumstances similar to what led to Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Deputy Bill Myers' death could be defused through the nonprofit organ…
More childhood cancer awareness is needed, Crestview residents say
CRESTVIEW — Katie Mitchell wears a smile that masks a two-year struggle with pediatric cancer.
But make no mistake: this 4-year-old is a survivor.
The Crestview student, who was diagnosed with …