Jul 8, 2016
2017 Distinguished Young Women scholarship competition is under way
FORT WALTON BEACH — Thirteen teenagers from Okaloosa County will vie for the honor of Distinguished Young Woman of Okaloosa County 2017.
This year's participants, all Okaloosa County high school s…
Jul 6, 2016
Okaloosa school bus drivers training scheduled
FORT WALTON BEACH — The Okaloosa County School District’s Transportation Department is offering a new class for those wanting to obtain their Class B CDL license to drive a school bus.
The class w…
Jul 5, 2016
Crestview student makes Northwest Florida State history during competition
All four Northwest Florida State College students who competed in June’s national SkillsUSA Championships in Louisville, Ky., came home with medals.
Tawanda Brown of Crestview — who earned the gol…
Jun 27, 2016
Students from France to begin studies at NWF State College
NICEVILLE — Six French students will continue their education at Northwest Florida State College for a year starting in August.
Maxime Chardonneau, Marie Garborieau, Noemie Le Roy, Alice Merceron,…
Jun 20, 2016
Children's STEM summer camps scheduled
CRESTVIEW — Three science, technology, engineering and math camps are scheduled in Okaloosa County for incoming sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders.
Cost is $150 per student for the camps, which a…
Jun 20, 2016
Crestview’s Guillory graduates from pharmacy school
AUBURN, Ala. — A Crestview woman is among graduates of Auburn University’s James I. Harrison School of Pharmacy.
Among Pharm.D. graduates is Crestview native Scarlott Guillory, a 2004 Crestview Hi…
Jun 14, 2016
Crestview kids learn how to fish at Twin Hills Park camp (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
CRESTVIEW — Trevor Franklin Hayes is a confident fisherman, having caught a fish and two turtles on the first day of last week’s fishing camp in Twin Hills Park.
PHOTOS: View photos from the Twin…
Jun 10, 2016
Crestview, Baker residents among NWF State College Criminal Justice grads
CRESTVIEW — On June 3, Northwest Florida State College recognized students who successfully completed the Criminal Justice Training Center's vocational certificate program for Corrections Basic Train…
Jun 10, 2016
Florida's panhandle students mark higher performance on state assessments
MILTON — Florida Panhandle students are improving their performance on state assessments in mathematics, language arts, science, civics and U.S. history, according to Commissioner of Education Pam St…
Jun 9, 2016
North Okaloosa homeschooling group schedules information sessions
CRESTVIEW — The North Okaloosa Association of Homeschoolers will provide information about its program during two sessions.
The first session, Homeschool 101 — How and Where to Begin, is 5:30-6:…




