Low-interest disaster loans are available in Okaloosa and surrounding counties for damage and economic injury from recent storms.
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Crestview Chamber's first black president takes command tonight
CRESTVIEW — Receiving the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce president’s gavel this evening is a natural extension of her community outreach as North Okaloosa Medical Center’s physician liaison and c…
UF researcher's finding could help farmers stop potato, tomato disease
A University of Florida scientist has pinpointed Mexico as the origin of the pathogen that caused the 1840s Irish Potato Famine, a finding that may help researchers solve the $6 billion-a-year diseas…
Gulf Power offers free power outage alerts for customers
Gulf Power’s new power outage alert system allows customers to receive free texts, emails or telephone calls when a power outage occurs at a home or business.
Children in Crisis welcomes development director
Children in Crisis announces the addition of Allie Noah as its development director.
Group aims to educate, inform professionals about Hispanic community's growth, opportunities
CRESTVIEW — A newly formed organization of Hispanic and non-Hispanic professionals and nonprofit workers aims to unite Hispanic businesses while helping local businesses tap into the rapidly expandin…
Okaloosa Airports receive BBB+ S&P rating for fourth consecutive year
Okaloosa County Airports received Standard & Poor analysts' BBB+ rating, with a stable outlook, for the fourth consecutive year.
Baker man among CHELCO's Power and Hope Award recipients
CHELCO employees Tommie Gipson, information technology manager, and Marc Hart, operations supervisor, have earned Touchstone Energy’s Power and Hope Award, which honors exemplary cooperative employee…
VPS region's lone airport reporting passenger increase
Northwest Florida Regional Airport, up 2 percent in passengers for the year, is the region's lone airport with an increase.
New restaurants bring 70 jobs to Crestview
CRESTVIEW — Take-and-bake pizza and sit-and-enjoy sandwiches, pastries and soups are coming to town with Papa Murphy's and Panera Bread's late-summer opening.