I appreciate beautiful flowers and manicured yards as much as I like trees. I am not a terrific gardener, but I appreciate those who do marvelous things in their yards and I love to look at their cre…
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1 Okaloosa park receives hazardous water advisory
FORT WALTON BEACH — One Okaloosa County park has potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated Sept. 5.
Liza Jackson Park, Fort Walton Beach, faile…
Brighten your grandchildren's financial future
Mother's Day and Father's Day may get more attention, but National Grandparents Day, observed on Sept. 10, has gained in popularity. If you're a grandparent, you might expect to receive some nice car…
First Baptist Church of Milligan welcomes new pastor
MILLIGAN — The First Baptist Church of Milligan's new pastor, the Rev. Charles Smith, preached his first service there Sept. 3.
This is Smith's first pastory. He has preached in several churches in…
North Okaloosa County Faith Calendar
MISSION TRIP YARD SALE: 6-10 a.m. Sept. 9 at Joy Fellowship, 5978 Old Bethel Road, Crestview. The youth group's benefit is for a July mission trip to Guatemala. Call Youth Pastor Joe Butryn at 682-62…
The great horseshoe crab roundup
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission and Florida Sea Grant scientists at the University of Florida Nature Coast Biological Station at Cedar Key have teamed up to assess the horseshoe crab populat…
Are you a "hardworking" investor?
Next week, we observe Labor Day, a celebration of the American worker. You work hard your whole life with the hope that your efforts will ultimately allow you to achieve your financial goals, such as…
The benefits of trees
I love trees. They are aesthetically pleasing, they provide shade, they give the birds a place to live, the squirrels a place to nest, they keep water from running off into a storm drain, they help s…
'She has worked tirelessly…'
"She has worked tirelessly for the Carver-Hill Museum and the Baker Block Museum, and she is a good citizen…"
Waffles for cops
CRESTVIEW — All Crestview Police Department employees, including support staff, rarely gather in one place, so when Chief Tony Taylor called a general assembly for Wednesday morning, two area churche…