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CRESTVIEW — Drs. E.A. Tillman and Larue Curenton welcome Dr. Kaycee Wilcox to their practice.
Wilcox, a Bonifay, Fla., native and relative of Tillman, received a Bachelor of Science in biology from…

I can empathize with the dilemma of the voice of “To Bathe a Boa” by C. Imbior Kudrna. Not that I have — or ever will have — a pet snake, but the few times I’ve attempted to bathe my cat, I’ve had a …

Gaze at the stars during Family Library Time! We’ll watch the constellations go by (produced by a computerized projection).
The Emerald Coast Science Center is bringing an inflatable dome to the Cr…

CRESTVIEW — A crossing guard and four students are injured following two Sept. 16 traffic accidents.
Henry Kelley, the Okaloosa County School District’s Office of Community Affairs program director…

CRESTVIEW — The third annual Foster Families Fun Day set for Sept. 17 has been canceled.
An event organizer said Tuesday that funding for the Fun Day, which is supported by an Elks grant, was denie…

CRESTVIEW — City building officials are evaluating Starbucks after a truck hit a door at the South Ferdon Boulevard location. 

Crestview Code Enforcement Board supervisor Teresa Gaillard said a bu…

MILTON — National Estuary Week is Sept. 17-24. To celebrate the week, attorney Dan Stewart and the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences will present a demonstration rai…

1. SATISFY YOUR NEED FOR SPEED . Watch the Six Shooter No. 6 championship racing series. Gates open at 4 p.m., hot laps are at 7:30 p.m., and racing is 8:30 p.m. to midnight Sept. 17 at 7186 U.S. Hig…

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE — Northwest Florida residents will commemorate America’s prisoners of war and service members still missing in action with a ceremony.
The National POW/MIA Day ceremony is 9 a.…

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE — The Eglin Spouses’ Club has scheduled its inaugural Football Bunco game.
The event is 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Warrior Landing Community Center on Eglin Air Force Base. Admi…