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Editor’s Note: This continues our Celebrate Community series on North Okaloosa County nonprofits that improve our quality of life.
 
CRESTVIEW—My Safe Place Pet Rescue is opening a cat adoption c…

FORT WALTON BEACH — Boys & Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast will soon enroll for summer youth development programming.
Registration opens to all current club members on March 6; it’s available to l…

CRESTVIEW — ServantCARE, a non-profit, 501c3 ministry that supports micro-enterprises in developing nations, is collecting shoes to raise funds.
Funds2Orgs helps impoverished people start, maintain…

In your life, you will want to take many journeys. Some are physical — perhaps you'll finally visit the French Riviera or the Caribbean. Others involve personal growth — one day, you'll finally becom…

CRESTVIEW — Garden Party 2017, a fundraiser for the Crestview Community Garden, is set 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 18 at 157 S. Main St.
Chef Mary Richard of 'A Grand Elegance' and Esther Phelps will p…

Just like individual households, libraries must prioritize when it comes to budgets. When something is not used enough to justify its cost, adjustments must be made.
The library's subscription to H…

CRESTVIEW — Ashley Bailey, Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office crime prevention specialist, will present “Active Shooter—Anytime, Anyplace: Do You Know What to Do?” The First Tuesday Talk is 10:30 a.m. …

Hello, my name is Veronica Graham and I am the new 4H Program Assistant for Okaloosa County.
I started working at the extension office as a volunteer for the Master Gardener Program in 2016, but jo…

CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa County Courthouse records of marriages from Feb. 14-20 include:
•Starniliya Coleman and Theodore Uecker, both of Crestview.
•Sarah Downen and James Wright, both of Crestview.…

FORT WALTON BEACH — The Spring Panhandle Job Fair is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 2 at St. Mary’s Parish Life Center, 65 Coral Drive SW, Fort Walton Beach.
Job fair business participants are:
•1 SOFSS…