Category: around-town

THE ISSUE : Crestview has run out of property suitable for recreation programs

LOCAL IMPACT:  Record numbers of residents must use overcrowded facilities; many residents question their quality of …

CRESTVIEW — The Crestview News Bulletin staff chose these as the top stories we reported on in 2016. Share your thoughts on the list, and any changes you would recommend, at www.crestviewbulletin.com…

CRESTVIEW — TV commercials once challenged viewers to guess which of two women was the youthful-looking mother — who used the advertised skin care product — and which was her daughter.
Crestview na…

CRESTVIEW — You may think of teen moms when you hear the words crisis pregnancy.
But that's not always the case, said Susan Carrigan, the Crestview Pregnancy Center's executive director.
"After d…

CRESTVIEW — It takes women to truly understand women’s issues, so in 2005, female specialists at North Okaloosa Medical Center organized the Healthy Woman program.
“It promotes wellness in mind, bo…

CRESTVIEW — Mattie Williams' anxiety and anger were out of control. “I was way off,” she said. “I was bad. I was in trouble all the time.”
But two years of coping skills and anger management counse…

LAUREL HILL — What’s your favorite Christmas song? Which Christmas song could you live happily without ever hearing again?
The News Bulletin asked residents to share their most and least favorite h…

CRESTVIEW — For the 11 th year, volunteers will bring Christmas cheer to needy Okaloosa County families.
United for a Good Cause Inc., a tax-exempt non-profit known for its family-oriented Hispanic…

CRESTVIEW — Main Street Crestview Association members believe this year’s Dec. 5 Christmas parade drew more attendees than ever before.
“Oh my gosh, there’s so many people here,” Coney Island Hotdo…

CRESTVIEW — Like many households, Baker resident Renee Wiley has Christmas presents to wrap and distribute, and holiday meals to plan.
However, Wiley will provide her gifts to more than 70 local fa…