FORT WALTON BEACH — No Okaloosa County parks have potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated Sept. 21.
All of the parks had good water quality r…
Category: lifestyle
CROSE: Autumn — and wreath crafting season — are here
Autumn has officially arrived, and the weather has finally cooled some.
My collies — who spent most of the hot summer in the house — love playing in the backyard again. I enjoy watching them frolic…
Crestview church ministers to hearing impaired, special-needs residents
CRESTVIEW — Emmanuel Baptist Church's new programs ensure hearing impaired and deaf members won't be lost in the flock.
Joe and Daphne Cox, along with their daughter, Charity, are helping the East …
Crestview family fun day raises Turner syndrome awareness next week
CRESTVIEW — Madi Baxley is like many other 5-year-olds. She likes playing with her sisters, climbing on her daddy’s fire truck, and trying to stay upright while roller skating.
But she also has Tur…
HELMS: Let judgment begin in us and work through us
Genesis 2:5 states that in the beginning it did not rain, but a mist would rise every day to water the garden.
We have no mention, that I can recall, of rain before the events of the biblical floo…
Okaloosa health department: Prepare disaster kits before emergencies
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County's staffers say preparing a family disaster kit or “go-kit” before a hurricane or storm is crucial.
Go-kit awareness is part o…
4 Crestview dancers to perform during Covenant Hospice benefit
CRESTVIEW — Covenant Hospice supporters can step back to the Roaring Twenties and the "Great Gatsby" era Oct. 3 during the 9th Annual Blue Jean Ball.
Organizers of this year’s “party with a purpose…
DREADEN: Chilton free auto repair support available online
If you have an older car, you need access to authoritative auto repair guides to save money by doing work yourself and to understand “mechanic-speak!”
With the city's new budget year, the Crestvie…
SHANKLIN: Short-term vs. long-term investments — here's the difference
At various times, many people may feel frustrated by the their investments' performance.
For example, they expect growth, and they don’t get it — or they think their investment's value won’t fluctu…
DUNNING: Tracking Florida's early native plant uses
September's fourth Friday is set aside to honor and celebrate Native Americans.
So on Sept. 25, let’s reflect on how Northwest Florida tribes used plants native to the area. This science is referr…