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DESTIN — Crestview was well represented during the Destin Charity Cornhole Tournament this past weekend at Destin Commons.
Spartans, the team of Steve Preble and James Dufour from Crestview, ranked…

LAUREL HILL — A Laurel Hill teenager’s friends seek the community’s help to pay for his final expenses.
Benny Lee Howell, 19, of Laurel Hill, died in an early Sunday morning traffic accident just o…

CRESTVIEW — Pamella Dunbar just wants her dog back home and unharmed.
"Our Delilah has been missing since Sept. 27 near Northwood (Arts and Science Academy) in Crestview, Florida,” Dunbar stated in…

CRESTVIEW — Starting Panhandle Animal Lovers was an easy decision for Crestview resident Hanne Berg.
"My husband (the late Bob Berg) and I started out being failed fosters for dogs,” she said. “We …

CRESTVIEW — Shoal River Middle School will host the Boom Boom Bowl 2016 this weekend.
The event is set for 4:45 p.m. Oct. 22 on campus, 3200 E. Redstone Ave. Gates open at 4 p.m.; admission costs $…

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“The Queen of Blood” by Sarah Beth Durst — Durst, an award-winning teen author and three-time Andre Norton Award finalist…

CRESTVIEW — Visiting residents of Noirmoutier, France don’t have to look far to see a symbol of Crestview’s appreciation for its Sister City.  
The “Jardin de Noirmoutier,” the Garden of Noirmoutie…

CRESTVIEW — The Emerald Coast Association of Realtors will donate to four local school art programs throughout October.
ECAR dropped off a $900 check Oct. 13 at Northwood Elementary School in Crest…

CRESTVIEW — Residents from Noirmoutier-en-l’Île, France, Crestview’s Sister City, and towns near it arrived Oct. 12 in Northwest Florida.
A 20th-anniversary celebration of the communities’ relation…

CRESTVIEW — "Victorian Mourning: Practices, Etiquette and Customs" takes focus during an upcoming lecture.
Bonnie Grundel of Crestview will present the event 10:30 a.m. Nov. 1 at the Crestview Publ…