IMPACT 100 of Northwest Florida — a non-profit, all volunteer organization made up solely of women — is evaluating funding requests from community service groups in Okaloosa and Walton counties to de…
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Foster Families Fun Day event cancelled
CRESTVIEW — The third annual Foster Families Fun Day set for Oct. 10 has been cancelled.
An FFFD organizer said Tuesday that funding for the event, which is supported by an Elks grant, was denied. …
Crestview runner ‘dominated’ 100-mile run
CRESTVIEW — While many locals used Labor Day weekend to relax, tend their yards or cook out with family and friends, Mary Valdez went for a run.
A 100-mile run, which she did in slightly over 25 ho…
Easy fixes eyed for some S.R. 85 issues
Widening State Road 85 between the Shoal River and Walmart is on the Okaloosa-Walton Transportation Planning Organization's preliminary 2040 plan. That won't help drivers stuck in rush hour traffic t…
Coastal cleanup leads ranger programs
GULF BREEZE — International Coastal Cleanup is among Gulf Islands National Seashore’s September ranger programs.
The cleanup — 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 — helps keep Gulf Islands National Seasho…
Pence meets with Okaloosa engineer
CRESTVIEW — Indiana governor and vice presidential candidate Mike Pence and Okaloosa County engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr. Paul Hsu spent some time together Sept. 8 while attending a t…
Dancers paint Crestview studio's gazebo
CRESTVIEW — Hannah Teel, César Hernández and their boss, David Colón, are often seen in evening clothes or fashionable day wear.
Finding the Fred Astaire Dance Studio instructors and owner earlier…
Centennial cookbook features 100 years of heritage
CRESTVIEW — Remember that orange bread Aunt Katy served at Christmas? Or Pawpaw’s corn waffles?
Then there’s Miss Cheryl’s truck stop soup, Auntie Vi’s sweet and sour pork, and Minty’s red beans a…
North Florida pastel group schedules exhibition
NICEVILLE — The Pastel Society of North Florida’s National Juried Exhibition is Oct. 9 to Nov. 18 at Northwest Florida State College’s Mattie Kelly Fine Art Galleries.
The opening reception and aw…
Knights of Columbus set spaghetti dinner
CRESTVIEW — The Knights of Columbus Council 7968 will host their annual Spaghetti Dinner soon.
The event is 4:30-7 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Don Braun Columbian Home, formerly the Knights of Columbus H…