Jan 4, 2016
Top 10 North Okaloosa County stories of 2015
Editor's Note : We reviewed every edition of the News Bulletin published in 2015 to determine North Okaloosa County's most notable stories.
Here's our list of the top 10 news events that profoundly…
Dec 19, 2015
BROADHEAD: Remembering the true meaning of Christmas
Bart Simpson, in one episode of "The Simpsons," misses the meaning of Christmas when he says, “We need to get back to the true meaning of Christmas — the birth of Santa Claus.”
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Dec 17, 2015
Crestview cold weather shelters open tonight
CRESTVIEW — Crestview cold weather shelters will be open tonight through Saturday, Dec. 19.
The Okaloosa County Cold Weather Shelter Program provides protection when temperatures drop below 40 deg…
Dec 16, 2015
Laurel Hill celebrates Christmas with parade, Living Nativity (VIDEO)
LAUREL HILL — With a howl of fire engine sirens and calls of “Merry Christmas” from riders and observers, the Laurel Hill Christmas Parade wended its way through town Saturday, leaving candies galore…
Dec 14, 2015
6 Christmas concerts scheduled in North Okaloosa County
CRESTVIEW — Throughout North Okaloosa County, choirs, choruses and bands are rehearsing for Christmas performances.
These Christmas concerts are scheduled for the Crestview area. All are free, unle…
Dec 14, 2015
Crestview soup kitchen closed for maintenance, upgrades
CRESTVIEW — Central Baptist Church's soup kitchen will temporarily be closed after December for maintenance.
The church will provide meals at 11 a.m. Mondays through Dec. 28 at the Recreation Outre…
Dec 11, 2015
Food, toys needed for Crestview Christmas feast
CRESTVIEW — Elder Gary Johnson and his wife, Doris Hill, want to distribute toys to 150 girls and 150 boys this Christmas.
But the Brotherhood of Love, their organization, will need Crestview area …
Dec 11, 2015
BROADHEAD: Santa Claus, marketing and profits horn in on Christmas
Just a few days before Christmas, two women stood looking into a department store window at a display of the manger scene. It had clay figures of the baby Jesus, Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, the wise…
Dec 9, 2015
Saturday, Laurel Hill celebrates Christmas
LAUREL HILL — All roads lead to Bethlehem this time of year, and in Laurel Hill this Saturday, that includes the town’s annual Christmas parade route and living nativity.
The city's fifth annual pa…
Dec 8, 2015
Crestview church accepting Christmas cookies for inmates
CRESTVIEW — First Presbyterian Church of Crestview is participating in a Christmas cookie jail ministry and welcomes donations.
Each ministry should prepare at least 15 dozen cookies, with six trea…