Category: local

CRESTVIEW — With the snip of a red ribbon, the University of Florida/IFAS Okaloosa County Extension service’s days of operating from a cramped, outdated former fairgrounds shed are officially over. E…

BAKER — Wood chips and sparks flew as folkways craftsmen made cypress shingles and hammered metal on an anvil during the annual Baker Heritage Day festival. Attendees saw fresh butter being churned, …

CRESTVIEW —Okaloosa County Master Gardener Bill Buckellew won the Personal Communications Award at the 32nd Annual Florida Master Gardener Continued Training Conference on Oct. 3. Okaloosa County res…

CRESTVIEW — An SUV caught fire about 6:30p.m. in the northbound lanes of State Road 85 near the intersection of P.J. Adams Parkway Friday night.

CRESTVIEW — Shawna Marie Beitler and Kenneth Tyrone Grant Jr. will wed Nov. 6 at the Twin Hills Park gazebo in Crestview.

Some 50 vendors will offer free health screenings ranging from hearing to skin cancer tests and health insurance information. The event will feature live music from local artists Carl Woodall and Thr…

BAKER — Country-cooking aroma mingles with freshly shaved cypress wood scent and boiling lye soap tang as the annual Baker Heritage Day festival unfolds at Baker Block Museum and Heritage Park, 1307 …

CRESTVIEW — After a year hiatus, the Loomis Bros. Circuswill return to Crestview Nov. 9-11 at Old Spanish Trail Park. Performances are 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9; 1, 4 and 7 p.m. Nov. 10; and 3 p…

CRESTVIEW — Cold weather Monday didn't deter visitors from the Full Moon Indian Hunting Camp near the Crestview Community Center.

CRESTVIEW — First United Methodist Church's Action Outreach Group is creating handmade, one-of-a-kind sock monkeys and creatures for purchase at the church's fall bazaar.