CRESTVIEW — Brotherhood of Love president and Crestview resident Gary Johnson credits the Lord with healing him after facing possible paralysis.
Johnson wore a cast and a bone-mobilizing neck brace…
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Bob Sikes Elementary teachers step up to offer art
CRESTVIEW — Just because their school lacks a staff art teacher doesn’t mean Bob Sikes Elementary School Bullpups must eschew the joys of finger painting, molding clay and otherwise rendering their w…
Family, friends and supporters hold vigil for family of Laurel Hill teen
CRESTVIEW — Friends, classmates, family members and acquaintances of Bravon Childs and her family gathered in Twin Hills Park Friday evening to support one another and the 18-year-old's parents, Kimb…
Northwest Florida Mobility is Freedom truck run is May 25
CRESTVIEW — The Military Order of the Purple Heart Truck Run is May 25.
The nationwide cross country road trip — part of the Mobility Is Freedom campaign — showcases a modified 2015 Ford F-150 desi…
Okaloosa County begins planning for overcrowded jail expansion
In 1981, Okaloosa County lost a lawsuit brought by county jail inmates demanding improvements to their conditions. Faced with chronic overcrowding, county officials are planning steps to expand the U…
DAR honors Northwest Florida businessman, wife on May 26
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Choctawhatchee Bay chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution will meet to honor a local businessman.
The group will present the NSDAR Americanism …
Okaloosa Democratic campaign kicks off May 16
FORT WALTON BEACH — All Okaloosa Democrats are invited to attend as the Okaloosa Democrat Executive Committee launches its 2016 campaign, "All In, to Win."
The meeting is 6:30 p.m. May 16 at the ne…
Northwest Florida State College honors spring 2016 nursing graduates
NICEVILLE — On May 5, Northwest Florida State College recognized students who successfully completed the Associate in Science in Nursing and Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs during the spring …
Northwest Florida State College honors teacher education graduates
NICEVILLE – On May 5, Northwest Florida State College recognized students who successfully completed the college’s program for a bachelor’s degree in teacher education during the spring 2016 academic…
Crestview Law Enforcement Memorial kicks off National Police Week observance
CRESTVIEW — The community began a weeklong observance of National Police Week with a memorial ceremony Thursday evening in advance of May 15’s Peace Officer’s Memorial Day, which starts the week.
T…