If you’re having a hard time figuring out what to read next, or you just want to rant or rave about the latest book you’ve read, join the Robert L. F. Sikes Crestview Public Library Goodreads group o…
Property discount deadline is Nov. 30
FORT WALTON BEACH — Nov. 30 is the final day to receive a 4 percent discount on property taxes.
Annual Laurel Hill ‘pilgrimage to Bethlehem’ is Dec. 8
LAUREL HILL — Laurel Hill and Crestview Presbyterian Church members are preparing for the Laurel Hill church’s third annual Living Nativity program. Actors are learning their lines and supporters are…
Baker 2012 football team leaves foundation for future
BAKER — The Baker football team entered the 2012 season with high hopes. The Gators were coming off a 7-3 season in 2011 in which the Gators missed the playoffs by an overtime loss to District 1-1A F…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Help local youth, support Boys and Girls Club
In a recent report by The Annie E. Casey Foundation, the 2012 Kids Count Data Book — which publishes national and state-by-state data on key indicators of child well-being — Florida ranked poorly ove…
Patron donations earn ornaments for library book fund tree
CRESTVIEW — When the library’s book acquisition fund was cut from this year’s budget, library staff and Friends of the Crestview Library started finding creative ways to keep popular new titles in lo…
Christmas concerts set throughout December in Okaloosa County
CRESTVIEW — Opportunities abound to relax and let the season’s joy overflow at the north county’s many live Christmas concerts to help find the holiday spirit among its frenzy. Student, community and…
Bulldogs fall short of lofty expectations
CRESTVIEW — There were great expectations for the Crestview football team as the Bulldogs prepared for the 2012 season.
Crestview resident among many helping Paxton family
PAXTON — Until someone told Katie Renfroe’s parents Tuesday morning, it had never occurred to Angie and Dan Renfroe to Google their 4-year-old daughter’s name.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Please attend Laurel Hill town hall meeting
The struggles of the small city of Laurel Hill have been well documented in the newspapers for years.