State Senate President Don Gaetz sought unsuccessfully last year to obtain money for local crisis care. But this year, he got it.
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Applications available for leadership development program
Northwest Florida State College's Costa Leadership Institute is accepting applications for the 2014-2015 Leadership Okaloosa program.
Business leader funds $100,000 teaching award, book sales cover first Shaw Scholarship for 2015
CRESTVIEW — Before he modestly accepted the key to the city from Mayor David Cadle, business leader Paul Hsu had already found another way to give back to the community he calls home.
Gulf Power offers free power outage alerts for customers
Gulf Power’s new power outage alert system allows customers to receive free texts, emails or telephone calls when a power outage occurs at a home or business.
Former Sasquatch Zoo owner charged in hyena case
Debbie Mattox, who owned the Sasquatch Zoo for 23 years before selling it last year to the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge, has been charged with cruelty to animals.
School board approves program for at-risk 4th-, 5th-graders
Young Okaloosa County students struggling in a traditional school environment will soon have another education option. Beginning in August, about 40 fourth- and fifth-graders will attend LEAP (Learni…
153 ticketed during seatbelt awareness campaign
During the national Click It or Ticket campaign, Crestview Police Department officers issued 153 seatbelt tickets.
Okaloosa schools benefit from budget
Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton county schools received nearly $440 million in total Florida Education Finance Program dollars, with each county’s percentage increase being above the state average.
Students, parents and retiring principal celebrate CHS graduation (PHOTOS)
CRESTVIEW — Although many of the 373 graduating seniors will reminisce about their time at Crestview High School, they are already looking ahead to the future.
'READY TO WALK': Laurel Hill School graduates 31 seniors (PHOTOS)
LAUREL HILL — The Rev. Mike McVay of Laurel Hill First Baptist Church dispensed words of support and congratulatory hugs around the classroom where the school's seniors prepared for their Friday nig…