NICEVILLE — Pierre Guilet, Pierre Fonteneau and Antoine Norrito-Liquiere share interests as varied and similar as those of any other Northwest Florida State College student. The difference is, they m…
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Immunizations are Saturday in Crestview for school-age children
CRESTVIEW — The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County will open its immunization clinic at 810 E. James Lee Boulevard from 10 a.m. to noon July 26 to coincide with the No Child Without Heal…
Okaloosa Academy moving to old Fort Walton Beach elementary school
Okaloosa Academy Charter School students will attend classes in a new location during the upcoming school year. When class begins Aug. 18, Crestview and Fort Walton Beach campuses' portable classroom…
Okaloosa School District to get nearly $300K for new technology
Okaloosa County Schools will receive $286,358 for new technology. Funding comes from a portion of almost $3 million recovered from school saving accounts after the district changed the way it budgete…
$2.79 million windfall to pay for new school buses, maintenance equipment
SHALIMAR — A few transportation needs, some new maintenance equipment and an infusion of new technology is in the Okaloosa County School District's future. The Okaloosa County School Board has decide…
Crestview's Barefield, Hinson among top 5 Distinguished Young Women
Crestview is well represented for Okaloosa County’s 2015 Distinguished Young Woman program.
Northwest Florida State College welding program expands with new evening option
NICEVILLE — Northwest Florida State College has added an evening course for those interested in welding.
Okaloosa School District gets an A
Preliminary information shows Okaloosa's school district has bounced back to the top after experiencing a grade drop in the 2012-13 school year.
United Way collecting school supplies for local students
The United Way of Okaloosa & Walton Counties, their partner agencies and local Walmart stores and Publix Supermarkets have joined in an effort to provide school supplies to local children.
FIU PA program to begin Crestview component in 2016
CRESTVIEW — The Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine’s Physician Assistant Program is currently undergoing accreditation and is expected to accept its first class of 45 students in June 2015. Fifteen…