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CRESTVIEW — Former mayor Purl G. Adams pioneered a number of city services. Here are three of them:

Editor's Note : Helen R. White recently sent this letter to all Okaloosa County commissioners, commanders of the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and Ranger Camp, the Crestview News Bulletin and t…

Here's a list of upcoming events for Crestview, Okaloosa and Northwest Florida residents.

CRESTVIEW — Free tax preparation is available through the United Way of Okaloosa and Walton Counties' Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.
If you need assistance and earned less than $52,000 in…

PENSACOLA — While much of the East Coast braces for the impact of Winter Storm Jonas, Gulf Power employees are getting ready to deploy storm crews to North Carolina to prepare for possible widespread…

CRESTVIEW — Cold weather shelters in Crestview will be open.
The shelters listed below will open today, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 22-24 from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m., if the temperature drops below 40 degr…

CHIPLEY — Travelers approaching the State Road 85 North-State Road 123 intersection south of Crestview will experience a two-phase traffic shift.
During the first phase, scheduled for Sunday night,…

DESTIN — David Seering's annual Children in Crisis benefit concert is set for 7 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Village Baptist Church in Destin.
Seering will perform with Amanda Holmes and the Swing City Six …

FORT WALTON BEACH — The 17th annual Camellia Workshop/Open House/Plant Sale, presented by the Greater Fort Walton Beach Camellia Society, is set.
The free event is 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 6 a…

VALPARAISO — The next Tri-County Horticulture Studies Group meeting includes a presentation on  "Flowering Shrubs and Small Trees for Northwest Florida Landscapes."
Marie Harrison, author of a book…