The 70-day recreational red snapper season for Gulf state waters opens Labor Day weekend, Sept. 5-7. It will remain open Saturdays and Sundays in September and October; harvest ends Sunday, Nov. 1.
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Keep income producers working hard — even when rates are low
Next week, we observe Labor Day, which honors all the hard-working men and women in the United States.
As an investor, you’d like to think all your investments are working hard, too — including the…
Crestview nursing home recognized for excellence
TALLAHASSEE – Shoal Creek Rehabilitation Center is among nine Florida nursing homes recognized with a Governor’s Gold Seal Award. The long-term care facilities deliver consistently excellent quality …
SHANKLIN: Diversify your investment risk
All investments carry risk. But, as an investor, one of the biggest risks you face is that of not achieving your long-term goals, such as enjoying a comfortable retirement and remaining financially i…
HELMS: God has prepared us for life's storms
While I was writing this column, there was a storm brewing south of us.
It dissipated and did not affect Northwest Florida, but please pray for the Island of Dominica, which was devastated.
It go…
Life Line health screens scheduled at Crestview church
First United Methodist Church will host medical screenings by Life Line Screening 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 11 at the church, 599 8th Ave., Crestview.
Five screenings will be offered that scan for pot…
CROSE: Listening is a lost skill
Listening has become a lost skill. It seems like an easy thing to do, listen, but I believe it has become complicated by our need to show we are prepared at all times.
Being prepared is a good thin…
OKALOOSA COUNTY CENTENNIAL: Carpooling to church with Miss Maude
LAUREL HILL — Folks in present-day Okaloosa County have been attending area churches since the early 1940s. One of the earliest churches in the entire state was Yellow River Baptist Church, constitut…
KATRINA 10 YEARS LATER: Crestview community opened hearts, homes and churches for storm evacuees (PHOTOS)
CRESTVIEW — On Friday, Aug. 26, 2005, Hurricane Katrina tracking aimed the storm directly at Okaloosa County. The county emergency management team went into full emergency mode.
But instead, the Ca…
BROADHEAD: A sense of hope defeats apathy and cynicism
The summer months are swiftly coming to a close. With that comes the cooler (hopefully) months of the fall season.
Growing up in the northeast, fall was perhaps my favorite time of the year. It w…