The new Southside Primary principal, Amy Bowles, says all the learning, education and life circumstances brought her to the school at the right time and in the right way.
In what we know as Ephesians 6:12, the Apostle Paul wrote, as found in the Good News Bible, “For we are not fighting against human beings but against the wicked spiritual forces in the heavenly world, the rulers, authorities, and cosmic powers of this dark age.”
A train-themed playground at Crestview’s Wilson Street Park is expected to open by the end of September, according to City Manager Tim Bolduc.
And next spring, “Iggy’s Island,” a mini golf course that will include other amenities, is anticipated to open nearby.
Okaloosa County has taken a major step forward in expanding wastewater treatment capacity for future north county needs by issuing an intent to award to J&P Construction Co. to build the Shoal River Ranch Water Reclamation Facility.
CRESTVIEW — The summer is the busy season on Crestview’s history calendar. Now that I’m back from travels abroad and am in the groove, let’s take a look back at what we missed, and forward to this coming week in our community’s history.
Operation Dry Water weekend takes place July 4-6. The national weekend of Boating Under the Influence detection and enforcement is aimed at reducing the number of alcohol- and drug-related boating incidents and fatalities. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and other participating law enforcement agencies will work together to make Florida waterways safer by identifying and removing dangerous or impaired vessel operators.
It has been said if you give a man a fish you feed him for a day, but if you teach a man to fish you feed him for a lifetime.
It also could be said, that if you teach a kid to fish, you provide a lifetime of outdoor recreation and fun.
Visitors to the Dairy Acres of Baker U-pick blueberry patch have plucked about 5,000 pounds of berries since it opened for the season in late May, says Grant Kampa.
The new Crestview Resource Center “is not just a church function,” Hub City Mayor J.B. Whitten told more than 60 community members today at the ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the facility’s grand opening.
