Category: local

CRESTVIEW — From the Pacific northwest to the Florida Panhandle, Courtney Durke brings a little West Coast flare to her beauty shop in Crestview.
Durke, who moved to Crestview a year ago, opened Bl…

The time has come for a decision to be made about Brett Kavanuagh's appointment to the Supreme Court. Bad things have been alleged against him and many, many glorious things have been said about him.…

BAKER — In a team sport like volleyball, unity and chemistry is an important part of achieving success.

This rings true for the Baker School varsity volleyball team, who leads their district with …

My doctor sent me for a CT scan after I went in to have a couple of lumps in my throat checked out. The lumps were never verified as being anything more than my spit glands. They just felt odd so I w…

CRESTVIEW — Soggy ground caused by a broken water line required several hours of work Monday morning on Carver Avenue in Crestview.
Rita Florence, who lives on Carver across from Evelenar Missionar…

CRESTVIEW — Here are some of the latest North Okaloosa events, from Northwest Florida organizations.
Crestview Fire Department extinguishes vehicle, dumpster fires
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Fire …

Gulf Power, in partnership with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and other groups announced its 2018 round of Longleaf Stewardship Fund grants that will benefit habitat restoration and speci…

CRESTVIEW — Commissioner Nathan Boyles and Commissioner Graham Fountain would like to invite the public to their first joint "Coffee with a Commissioner."

They will discuss the Nov. 6 sales tax re…

BAKER — Surrounded by 2,500 acres of cotton and peanut farm in Baker, James Marshall, his wife Helen, and their son Nick reflect on farming in today’s world.

“It’s a job that you’re going to get o…

CRESTVIEW — Healing Hoof Steps, a fairly new equine therapy group, recently demonstrated its services for Okaloosa County's Veterans Court administrators.
County Judge Angela Mason, who presides ov…