For the second time in nine short days, Gulf Power crews worked through the night to restore power to their customers following a night of severe weather and tornadoes that ripped through Northwest F…
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This just might revolutionize Florida's micro-brewing industry
GAINESVILLE — University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers hope to help farmers hop into the beer business by cultivating hops.
UF/IFAS researchers will work with a…
Okaloosa-Walton CareerSource sets job fair
DESTIN — More than 30 employers will be accepting resumes and talking to potential employees at an upcoming job fair. A hundred employment opportunities are available.
Registration is required for …
How to distinguish Sweet Sensation from Florida Radiance strawberries
GAINESVILLE — As National Strawberry Day approaches Feb. 27, you can bite into a Florida strawberry, and you might taste the tang of the fruits bred through the combined efforts of University of Flor…
Florida strawberry farmers use fewer chemicals with new system
GAINESVILLE — Farmers are adapting to a web-based monitoring system that can help the environment by using less chemical treatment to prevent strawberry diseases, which will help the state’s $306 m…
Crestview restaurant issued second emergency closure notice
The new year is off to a bad start for some area restaurants.
Three local restaurants, Hunan in Crestview, the Grand Buffet in Pace and the Waffle House in Milton, were each issued emergency closur…
No payday for Crestview burglars
CRESTVIEW — Two Aultman Plaza shopping center units across Ferdon Boulevard South from the Southside Center school received damage around 5 a.m. Jan. 4 in an attempted robbery.
Burglars broke a win…
Beef products recalled due to possible foreign matter contamination
WASHINGTON — Huisken Meat Company, a Sauk Rapids, Minn. establishment, is recalling approximately 89,568 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with extraneous wood materials, the U.S. Depa…
Restaurant's closure concerns Crestview residents
CRESTVIEW — A number of local residents are concerned about a Chinese restaurant's shutdown after failing a random inspection.
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation issued…
Crestview postmaster retiring after 30-year career (VIDEO)
CRESTVIEW — John Blair didn’t set out to work for the post office, let alone become a postmaster.
That was just one of life’s twists.
“I went to college to be a high school teacher and basketball…