As a child, I wanted to catch a chipmunk running around my back yard, so I set up a box-with-a-stick-and-a-string trap.
I put peanuts under the box, set the string, and waited for the chipmunk. E…
Northwest Florida carpooling service launches new website
HOLT — rideOn has a new website to better serve its 10-county region, which includes Okaloosa.
rideOn promotes affordable, reliable commuter transportation by encouraging use of carpools, vanpools,…
Dixie Melody Boys schedule Crestview concert
CRESTVIEW — The Dixie Melody Boys, of Kinston, N.C. are planning a local gospel concert.
The concert is 6 p.m. Feb. 13, Central Baptist Church, 951 S. Ferdon Blvd., Crestview. Doors open at 6 p.m. …
Grand theft auto, firearm possession top latest North Okaloosa arrests
The Crestview Police Department and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provided these arrest reports:
Crestview
Jan. 8
●Rodney Dewaine Reeves, 40, Crestview: two counts of fraud.
●Larry Joe Abl…
Baker alumna's horror film now available for download
CRESTVIEW — "Lake Eerie," Baker School alumna Meredith Majors' new horror film, is now available on video on demand.
Savage Beast Films, Meredith and her husband, Chris', production company, produc…
Boat club launches Crestview chapter
CRESTVIEW — Boat Club Enthusiasts, a new social club for residents with or without boats, offers Northwest Florida families an affordable option to spend time on the water with less expense.
The cl…
Last call to nominate noteworthy Northwest Florida State College alumni
NICEVILLE — The Northwest Florida State College Foundation will accept nominations for its 2016 Alumni Awards until Feb. 1.
Locals can nominate an alumnus of Okaloosa-Walton Junior College, Okaloos…
Bay Area Food Bank gets a new name
MILTON — Bay Area Food Bank has rebranded itself and now is Feeding the Gulf Coast.
When the food bank opened in 1981, it served Mobile and Baldwin counties, hence the “Bay Area” name. Today, as a …
'Leave It to Beaver' star to address Florida Chautauqua
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS — A highlight of the upcoming Florida Chautauqua Assembly is an address by a keynote speaker who starred in a 1950-1960 television show.
Jerry Mathers, who played "The Beave" on "L…
Deputy performs CPR, mouth-to-mouth to save Crestview dog's life
CRESTVIEW — Arjay Floyd had just moved into his father’s home in Crestview last week when a fire erupted the next day.
Floyd was coming back home Friday afternoon around 2:55 p.m. when he noticed t…