GAINESVILLE — Athletes who wait to report a concussion may experience longer recovery times, say University of Florida researchers who found that college players who delayed treatment or removal from…
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Crestview, Okaloosa children raise funds for Flint water crisis
VALPARAISO — Children at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Emerald Coast church are helping their peers in Flint, Michigan.
The Northwest Florida residents — some from Crestview — used a…
SHANKLIN: Do women and men invest differently?
Several years ago, a book titled "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus" was quite popular. As the title suggests, the book argues that men and women are vastly different from each other, particula…
First Presbyterian Church of Crestview marks 100th birthday
CRESTVIEW — To the list of area organizations joining the city in celebrating 100th birthdays add the First Presbyterian Church of Crestview.
The institution has been in the same spot — on the corn…
DREADEN: 5 reasons why reading biographies is good for you
A biography — from the Greek word bios, meaning “life,” and graphos, meaning “write” — is an account of a person’s life.
Reading a great biography (or autobiography) can be as exciting as your favo…
Covenant Care acquires Peoples Home Health, expands Northwest Florida services
PENSACOLA — Covenant Care can now increase the services it offers in Pensacola with the May 9 acquisition of Pensacola-based Peoples Home Health, a Medicare-certified home health provider serving Esc…
Secondhand smoke awareness is Tobacco Free Florida Week's focus
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Florida Department of Health’s Tobacco Free Florida program and the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County (DOH-Okaloosa) are launching a new initiative, Secondhand S…
BRESLAWSKI: Financial management works for people of all ages
Saving money and good financial management is not just for adults. It is never too early to involve children in the process of saving for their goals. Educating children to save money early on can he…
Hopewell sets 121st homecoming service
FLORALA, Ala. — Hopewell United Methodist Church is hosting its 121st homecoming with worship, singing and "dinner on the ground."
The event starts at 11 a.m. May 15 and lunch is afterward.
The c…
RECALLED: These meat tamale products could contain listeria
La Autentica Foods, LLC., a Hialeah, Fla. establishment, is recalling approximately 117,350 pounds of meat tamale products that may be adulterated with Listeria Monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of …