Nov 16, 2016
Great American Smokeout set Nov. 17
CRESTVIEW — In observance of the Great American Smokeout, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, Tobacco Free Florida and Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County encourage tobacco users to…
Nov 4, 2016
Crestview alumni rally for man with cancer
CRESTVIEW — The Crestview High School Class of 1993 is hosting a benefit car wash and bake sale for an alumnus with stage 4 kidney cancer.
Jake Taylor — a Crestview native who lives in Paxton with …
Nov 2, 2016
HEALTH ALERT: Raw sewage being released into Trammel Creek
CRESTVIEW — The City of Crestview Department of Public Services is alerting area residents to be aware of a Nov. 1 raw sewage spill in Crestview.
At approximately 4:30 p.m. Nov. 1, a utility contr…
Nov 1, 2016
HELPING THE POOR
Editor’s Note: This is part of our Celebrate Community series, which features nonprofit organizations that improve our quality of life.
CRESTVIEW — Crestview Area Shelter for the Homeless is workin…
Oct 28, 2016
Okaloosa health department releases water quality results
FORT WALTON BEACH — Here are the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County’s water quality test results for local parks. No Okaloosa County parks have potentially hazardous bathing water, the F…
Oct 21, 2016
Head Start children march for breast cancer awareness
CRESTVIEW — Children at the Head Start Kennedy and Lakeview centers in Crestview held a parade for breast cancer awareness Oct. 21 in Crestview.
Children marched around the block with soda can shak…
Oct 20, 2016
Businesses go pink for breast cancer awareness
NAVARRE — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce along with Pink Pirates of Navarre hope to spread awareness, celebrate survivors and remember those …
Oct 20, 2016
Crestview hospital’s charges continue to increase
A year ago, a study about U.S. hospitals marking up prices by 1,000 percent generated headlines and outrage around the country.
Twenty of those priciest hospitals are in Florida, and researchers a…
Oct 20, 2016
3 places to get the flu shot in Santa Rosa County
MILTON — Cooler weather and shorter days mark the transition from summer to fall — and they’re signs that flu season is here.
This year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention only recommen…
Oct 14, 2016
'It was an honor to be there for them'
CRESTVIEW — Dozer the Therapy Dog's life will be a little less active now.
Oct. 13 marked Dozer's last session as a greeter at the Walgreens in Crestview.
"It started as a one-time event to kick …