Oct 13, 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…
Oct 10, 2016
Donations sought during ‘severe’ blood shortage
CRESTVIEW — After being forced to suspend operations throughout parts of its service area due to Hurricane Matthew, OneBlood, the local blood center, has resumed operations and urges residents to don…
Oct 10, 2016
Watch for signs of screwworm on livestock, pets
Screwworms infecting wild deer in the Florida Keys have captured headlines, and experts with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and UF's College of Veterinary Medic…
Oct 5, 2016
Crestview pediatrician joins Sacred Heart Medical Group
CRESTVIEW — Board-certified Pediatrician Rebecca Susong has joined Sacred Heart Medical Group’s regional network of physicians as part of the Sacred Heart’s Pediatrics at Crestview office.
Susong g…
Oct 5, 2016
Princess ball to benefit Crestview Relay For Life
CRESTVIEW — Fathers, brothers, uncles and grandfathers may attend a ball fit for a princess while supporting a cause.
A princess-friendly dinner for girls 13 and younger is set 6-9 p.m. Oct. 15 at …
Sep 29, 2016
Crestview community health fair scheduled
CRESTVIEW — The Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University College of Pharmacy is hosting a free community health fair.
It includes free blood pressure, cholesterol, HIV, glucose and body mass i…
Sep 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.
Two Okaloosa County parks have potentially hazardous bathing water, th…
Sep 28, 2016
Today is World Rabies Day
FORT WALTON BEACH — World Rabies Day is celebrated every year on Sept. 28, a day when the world unites in the fight against rabies. The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County hopes to do the…
Sep 20, 2016
NOMC sets breast cancer awareness event
CRESTVIEW — North Okaloosa Medical Center’s Healthy Woman program will present Paint It Pink, a breast cancer awareness and education event.
The occasion — 5:30-7 p.m. Oct. 6 at the FAMU College of…
Sep 18, 2016
Crestview woman recovering from heart, double lung transplant
CRESTVIEW — Two years ago, the community rallied to raise funds for a 17-year-old diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. This type of high blood pressure can affect the lungs’ and heart’s arteries, m…