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CHIPLEY — Drivers will encounter lane closures on State Road 123 at Tom’s Creek and Turkey Creek in Okaloosa County from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. June 11 as crews perform routine maintenance on the bridges.

The Crestview Public Library is taking part in the Big Library Read program.

BAKER — Paul Garrett has pica, an eating disorder that causes an appetite for things with no nutritional value; things that can even be dangerous.

CRESTVIEW — Local musicians look forward to performing for a hometown crowd during this month’s Northwest Florida Music Festival.

Baker Memories Day, featuring Lunch on the Porch, is 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 21 at 1307 Georgia Ave., Baker.

CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Teen Center, opening Tuesday, will offer skills training, goal setting and ongoing coaching for foster children, along with support for their families.

Approximately 754 children are in foster care in one of 400 foster homes throughout Northwest Florida, according to the Florida Department of Children and Families.

CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Exchange Club's mountain of paper products that members donated to Children in Crisis will serve the nonprofit well.

CRESTVIEW — Banjoist Rick Edenfield, a familiar sight on Main Street, parks on a bench and plucks out tunes to entertain passersby.

Drivers will encounter alternating lane closures on Cody Avenue southbound between U.S. 98 and the main gate to Hurlburt Field in Okaloosa County from 7 p.m. Thursday, June 5 to 5:30 a.m. Friday, Jun…