I often hear parents and community members mention that life skills once taught in school or learned from helping Mom or Grandma are missing in today’s youth. Skills like cooking, letter writing and …
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Ceremony raises funds for slain officers' families
CRESTVIEW — Speaking at the Gordon Martial Arts Jan. 6 advancement ceremony, Crestview Police Chief Tony Taylor found similarities between the academy’s guiding tenets and those followed by his polic…
Baker boys basketball schedule
BAKER — Here is the schedule for Baker School's boys basketball games, according to the school. The date, opponent, location and times are listed.
•Jan. 12, at Pensacola Christian Academy, 5:30 p.m…
North Okaloosa's latest arrests
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports from Dec. 29 through Jan. 3. Defendants are innocent until proven guilty in a court of l…
Sharing and Caring: feeding families in need
Editor’s Note : This continues our Celebrate Community series on North Okaloosa nonprofit organizations that improve our quality of life.
CRESTVIEW — Sharing and Caring is an emergency food pantry …
Crestview High to welcome synthetic human
CRESTVIEW — Crestview High School students expect a special visitor on Jan. 18. However, this one, though, lifelike, is not actually alive.
The artificial being, known as a SynDaver anatomy model, …
County Courthouse demolished in Crestview
CRESTVIEW — After standing for more than 60 years, the Okaloosa County Courthouse in Crestview was demolished Tuesday.
The courthouse, at 101 James Lee Blvd. E., opened in 1955 but recently fell in…
Sexual predator registers Laurel Hill address
SHALIMAR — A sexual predator has filed a permanent change of address with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. Elliott Dedon Hutchinson II's new address is 3801 New Ebenezer Road, Laurel Hill. Hutch…
City Council says 'no' to marijuana
CRESTVIEW — The City Council unanimously voted on a first reading of an ordinance to impose a moratorium on medical marijuana in Crestview.
The temporary ban would prohibit the growth, production, …
Skills, discipline part of taekwondo belt ceremony
CRESTVIEW — Punches flew and kicks were delivered at the Crestview Community Center Jan. 6, but nobody was injured. In fact, those who kicked and punched well were rewarded.
As each advanced to the…