BAKER – It was as easy as one, two, three for the Baker volleyball team Thursday night as the Gators played host to Freeport. Baker swept the match in straights sets winning set one 25-14, set two 25…
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MY VIEW: The importance of this year's election
The city’s elected chief would be relegated to greeting visitors at the front door of City Hall, riding in parades and kissing babies if the city administrator measure passes.
Fall Festival hours change; pre-registration due Oct. 12
Originally planned for 3-8 p.m. Oct. 27, the Fall Festival is now from 2-7 p.m. on Main Street in Crestview. All vendors, businesses, artists, churches and civic organizations are asked to help creat…
Police investigate suspicious bottle in Crestview parking lot
Police were investigating a suspicious bottle and package found in the parking lot of a BP gas station Wednesday evening. The bottle and package were wrapped in duct tape and appeared to have remnant…
EDITOR'S DESK: Banning books promotes inequality
Libraries are an abundant resource of diverse literary works, texts and concepts. In a free society, banning certain books from library shelves is no different from eternally chaining unwitting ignor…
Crestview council alters holiday meeting schedule
Explaining that three upcoming Crestview City Council meetings fall on holidays, City Clerk Betsy Roy requested that the council consider canceling or moving some of the meetings. State law requires …
Laurel Hill City Council questions antique fire truck's fate
City Council members are seeking ways to dispose of the city’s first fire engine. The truck, referred to as "Old Red" around the area, sits on one of the city volunteer fire department’s docking bays.
Library celebrates freedom to read
What does Mark Twain have in common with J.K. Rowling? Works by both authors have been banned at one time or another from American libraries. This week the Crestview Public Library observes Banned Bo…
Chamber of Commerce's third annual wine gala a crowd pleaser (VIDEO)
With the theme "Moonlight and Melodies," the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce's third annual Wine Gala proved a popular event, with more than 200 people turning out for the event, hosted this year …
Squirrel season opens Oct. 13 on private Okaloosa land
Gray squirrel season opens Oct. 13 throughout Florida on private lands. The daily bag limit is 12 gray squirrels. In previous years, the squirrel season opened in early November. Last spring, however…