BAKER — Tyler Oliver’s easy smile and polite demeanor belie the strong man that he is. Oliver, a senior on Baker School's weightlifting team, is one of the state's top lifters in the 183-pound weight…
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North Okaloosa high school and middle school sports schedule March 30-April 3
Local high school and middle schools will get back into full swing Monday after taking a week off for spring break.
Tentative calendar prepared for Crestview centennial celebration
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Centennial Celebration Committee has prepared a tentative calendar of events throughout the year.
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: The best day of my life
If I had to pick the best day of my life, it would be a warm Saturday in March of 2002. My dad; nephew, Stuart Maddox; and I spent it in Viera at a spring training baseball game between the Los Angel…
Baker pounces on Northview (VIDEO)
BAKER — Spring Break will be a little more pleasant for Baker School’s softball team following Friday’s District 3-1A game with Northview. The Gators broke open a 1-1 game in the bottom of the second…
Ketchel selected Northwest Florida Social Worker of the Year
The Northwest Unit of the National Association of Social Workers' Florida chapter named Okaloosa Commissioner Carolyn Ketchel as Social Worker of the Year.
8 Crestview homeless fire victims keep the faith during aftermath
CRESTVIEW — The Florida State Fire Marshal’s office is still investigating a Sunday morning fire that gutted an Amos Street apartment building, leaving one resident dead and eight more homeless. Yet …
Economic leaders plan trip to nation's capital
FORT WALTON BEACH — Roughly 50 people from Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, Bay and Escambia counties will be in Washington, D.C., April 14 and 15 to meet with leaders at the Pentagon and local congress…
BBB warns of misleading 'Annual Minutes Requirement' mailings
PENSACOLA — The Better Business Bureau has received reports that misleading mailings from Compliance Services are showing up in northwest Florida businesses' mailboxes.
Corvette giveaway set for Pandora's Children Invitation
CRESTVIEW — A 1979 powder blue Corvette, a T-top with an automatic transmission, power steering and air conditioning, could be yours.