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DICKSON: Great year for local football teams
North Okaloosa County's 2015 football season officially ended around 10:15 p.m. Friday.
And what a year it was.
Baker School — which had its best football season in more than a decade — finished …
HUBBUB: Thoughts on Crestview traffic, home invasions and refugees
Our Facebook fans shared their views on Crestview traffic, runners' safety, a Holt home invasion halted by a gun-toting resident, and blood donation.
Here are some of their comments.
Gridlock ove…
CROSE: Make Christmas memories — and take pictures
Did you score some amazing deals on Black Friday or Cyber Monday?
I'm sure many people filled their proverbial sleighs with lots of toys and goodies for Christmas gifts. There was no Black Friday s…
SHANKLIN: Time for a family meeting to discuss financial preparations
During the holiday season, you no doubt have a lot going on in your life — such as work functions, gatherings with friends and neighbors, and tracking down the elusive perfect gift.
But you may fin…
BRESLAWSKI: 5 ways to Christmas shop on a budget
Holiday spending can really blow a budget quickly. Don’t end up in debt just because you have a long list of people to buy for this year.
Try these strategies to stay within budget:
●Set a spend…
GARCIA: This Crestview library online resource has suggestions for your next read
Having a hard time deciding what to read next? With your Crestview Public Library card, you can access Books & Authors , a source to help you decide which book to pick up.
Books & Authors lets yo…
BROADHEAD: Tithe 10 percent of your time
Each Jan. 1, we celebrate the start of a new year. Resolutions are often made to do better at something in our lives. People resolve to quit smoking, eat less, drink less, behave better…the list goes…
DICKSON: No winners in the Choctaw mess
By now, you've probably heard that Choctawhatchee High School played an ineligible player against Fort Walton Beach in the team's Oct. 30 football game.
By Florida High School Athletic Association …
CROSE: What's on your Thanksgiving list?
Thanksgiving is a remembrance of blessings that the Lord has bestowed upon our lives; gratitude for what He has given and all He has done for us.
The church hymn, "Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart…