CRESTVIEW — The Renalus Center for Kidney Care is moving its Crestview office to a new, state-of-the-art practice location.
The center's new address is 221 Redstone Ave. E., near the North Okaloosa…
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SHANKLIN: What golf can teach you about retirement planning
If you’re a golfer, you know the joys (and occasional frustrations) of the game. But you might not realize that some of the lessons you learn on the links can carry over to other areas of your life –…
Okaloosa health department releases water quality results
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County has announced water quality test results for local parks.
No Okaloosa County parks have potentially hazardous bathing water, …
Baker church's three-part end-of-life series begins May 3
BAKER — Pyron Chapel Baptist Church will host a three-class series on end-of-life decisions.
Hospice nurse Timothy Jordan will speak on the topic, using realistic scenarios, 6-8 p.m. May 3, 10 and …
Crestview group sets April 30 pastor appreciation luncheon
CRESTVIEW — The Concerned Citizens of Crestview want to recognize men who serve a higher power.
Northwest Florida pastors and their wives may attend the group’s April 30 pastor appreciation luncheo…
This mosquito may play a key role in transmitting a lethal virus
GAINESVILLE — A mosquito species that’s very abundant in the Southeast may play a more significant role in transmitting Eastern equine encephalitis than originally thought, according to a University …
SHANKLIN: Can you make your investments less 'taxing?'
Tax Freedom Day, which typically occurs in late April, according to the Tax Foundation, is when the nation as a whole has earned enough money to pay off its total tax bill for the year.
So you may …
Florida leads nation with Guardian ad Litem volunteers
TALLAHASSEE — The Guardian ad Litem Program has exceeded its goal of more than 10,000 volunteers.
In Okaloosa County, the Guardian ad Litem Program's dedicated Child Advocacy teams, which include m…
University of Florida offers healthier way to keep shrimp juicy, tasty
GAINESVILLE — When you eat a shrimp, you probably want it to be juicy. That’s why University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers are trying to find alternatives to phos…
RECALLED: These chicken nuggets may contain plastic
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., a Waco, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 40,780 pounds of fully cooked chicken nugget products that may be contaminated with extraneous plastic materials, the U.…