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.
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CHECK IT OUT: Popular eBook, audiobook available without waiting lists or holds
The Crestview Public Library is taking part in the Big Library Read program.
Country music headlines Northwest Florida Music Fest
CRESTVIEW — Local musicians look forward to performing for a hometown crowd during this month’s Northwest Florida Music Festival.
Baker Memories Day planned June 21
Baker Memories Day, featuring Lunch on the Porch, is 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 21 at 1307 Georgia Ave., Baker.
Former group home becomes 'one-stop shop' for foster teens' growth, development
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.
NWF foster parents are needed
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.
Overcoming an eating disorder: Pilgrim Rest church members rally to help Baker Boy
BAKER — Paul Garrett has pica, an eating disorder that causes an appetite for things with no nutritional value; things that can even be dangerous.
Nonprofit's president says Crestview Exchange Club's donation 'a tremendous help'
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Exchange Club's mountain of paper products that members donated to Children in Crisis will serve the nonprofit well.
‘The Banjo Bear,' a Main Street fixture, plays for the kids
CRESTVIEW — Banjoist Rick Edenfield, a familiar sight on Main Street, parks on a bench and plucks out tunes to entertain passersby.
Organizers: Main Street sidewalk art competition could return before fall
CRESTVIEW — Twenty artists who drew chalk art on downtown sidewalks Saturday said they'll be back if Sidewalk Mania! returns.