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CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Citizens Police Academy Alumni will sell assorted items on March 19 during the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce’s Triple B Cookoff.
Bottled water, Thin Blue Line plaques…

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TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Forest Service, a division of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, is accepting applications for the 2016 Urban and Community Forestry grant program.…

CRESTVIEW — Tuesday, March 15 is national VITA Awareness Day, the United Way of Okaloosa & Walton Counties stated.  
The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program offers free tax help to individu…

Spring, like autumn, is festival time in North Okaloosa County. It's neither too hot nor too cool, and folks gather to enjoy food, music and browse vendors. But festivals bring more than just fun tim…

CRESTVIEW — Why was a recreational vehicle parked at the North Okaloosa Fire District’s John King Road station?
That’s one Facebook user’s question.
Jerry Litynski‎ posted this photo on the New…

LAUREL HILL — Engine 52 is ready to serve residents protected by the Almarante Fire Department.
Thursday afternoon, the new, $250,000 truck pulled into Winn-Dixie’s Crestview parking lot, where Alm…

CRESTVIEW — Once Molly Cleek starts chatting about her five years in the British Army’s Auxiliary Territorial Service, the memories come flooding back.
“I was born in a pub — the White Lion — in a …

CRESTVIEW — Cage Wars, a mixed martial arts competition, is coming to Crestview.
The event is 7 p.m. March 19 at the Crestview Community Center, 1445 Commerce Drive. Doors open at 6 p.m.
General …

CRESTVIEW — Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge Zoological Park will have its annual Easter fest, with free activities while supplies last. Bring your own Easter baskets and cameras.
An egg hunt, craftin…