CRESTVIEW — The Rodgers and Hammerstein classic song, “Do-Re-Mi,” from my absolute favorite film of all time, “The Sound of Music,” has a wonderful opening:
“Let’s start at the very beginning,
A …
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Crestview area pastors plan 'Black-and-White BBQ Cook-off'
CRESTVIEW — After mainly black and white area churches got together for a successful youth day earlier this summer, local pastors say it’s time for the parents to play nicely, too.
“Pastor Sanford …
Homecoming services, cancer survivors celebration scheduled
Churches schedule homecoming services
CRESTVIEW — These churches have scheduled homecoming services:
Shady Grove Assembly of God Church celebrates its 94th annual homecoming 10 a.m. Oct. 2 with l…
Let there be unity amid diversity
The fall season has arrived. Football games are in abundance — whether high school, college, professional, NFL or CFL. People cheer for their favorite team and hold long prejudices against certain ot…
Crestview community health fair scheduled
CRESTVIEW — The Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University College of Pharmacy is hosting a free community health fair.
It includes free blood pressure, cholesterol, HIV, glucose and body mass i…
Crestview youth block party scheduled
CRESTVIEW — A youth block party is scheduled for 4-7 p.m. Oct. 8 along the entire block of Industrial Drive.
The Belief Foundation will host the event, which features live performances from DJ AJ, …
Okaloosa health department releases water quality results
FORT WALTON BEACH — Here are the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County’s water quality test results for local parks.
Two Okaloosa County parks have potentially hazardous bathing water, th…
Today is World Rabies Day
FORT WALTON BEACH — World Rabies Day is celebrated every year on Sept. 28, a day when the world unites in the fight against rabies. The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County hopes to do the…
3 North Okaloosa churches set homecoming services
CRESTVIEW — These churches have scheduled homecoming services:
Shady Grove Assembly of God Church celebrates its 94th annual homecoming 10 a.m. Oct. 2 with lunch served at noon. Glory Bound, a gr…
North Okaloosa LDS members aid Louisiana residents
CRESTVIEW — A Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints mission group recently left its Fort Walton Beach Stake headquarters and headed to Hammond, La., with a variety of tools and lots of determin…