PAXTON — Baker boys basketball coach Mike Martello said it wasn’t Paxton’s pressure defense that hurt the Gators as they took on the Bobcats on Monday.nAlthough Paxton did us an unrelenting press tha…
State defense grants coming this way (DOCUMENT)
FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa and Santa Rosa county officials learned Monday they’d received hundreds of thousands of dollars in state defense infrastructure grants.
EXTENSION CONNECTION: Winter recreation for the whole family
The winter season is here, and with this time of year comes breezy days and clear, beautiful skies. Temperatures can be mild or chilly, but don’t let that stop you from enjoying the outdoors.
Council may drop charter issue
CRESTVIEW — The city council unanimously voted to take no action on placing a proposed city charter on the March 2013 ballot. Meeting Tuesday evening in a public workshop, the body surprised resident…
Preacher’s comments draw criticism; some cite First Amendment right
CRESTVIEW — The Christmas parade on Main Street Saturday featured 125-plus groups that celebrated the holidays with floats spanning themes Biblical — Noah’s ark, angels — and traditional — Christmas …
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Raiders surprise, Bulldogs disappoint
The Navarre football team will host Gainesville on Friday in the Class 6A semifinals. To say what the Raiders have accomplished under first-year coach Jay Walls is impressive is an understatement. Na…
CALA blossoms for the holidays
CRESTVIEW — Okaloosa Arts Alliance-North members pronounced the first CALA: Crestview Area Loves the Arts Christmas festival a success. The Saturday event at the Crestview Public Library drew a stead…
Mother bear euthanized after capture
MARY ESTHER — A female black bear that had grown reliant on human-provided food and brazen in her efforts to obtain it has been euthanized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
REVIEW: ‘Carols and Candlelight’ was a feast for the ears
The Okaloosa Chamber Singers’ “Carols and Candlelight” concerts last weekend proved one of the season’s loveliest Christmas gifts. A sumptuous buffet of classical and popular seasonal tunes, the perf…
Drunk woman goes on cursing, kicking rampage
CRESTVIEW – A 22-year-old Crestview woman was arrested after going on a cursing, kicking rampage at a local hospital.