Jul 23, 2019
A new focus
CRESTVIEW — Rock Steady Boxing is changing the way people fight the battle of living with Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative movement disorder that can cause deterioration of motor skills, balance, …
Apr 26, 2019
Crestview Walmart to host wellness screening, drug takeback
CRESTVIEW — Walmart will have a free wellness event, which offers attendees health screenings and consultations with their neighborhood pharmacist.
The event is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Walmart Sup…
Jan 16, 2019
Upcoming yard sale will help purchase autism service dog
CRESTVIEW — A neighborhood has banded together on a county level to assist a local family raising funds for a service dog.
Amanda and Travis Denis have four children between them: Mick, 17; Eli, 5…
Jan 2, 2019
Grant fuels University of Florida nursing, dental colleges’ project for underserved patients
GAINESVILLE — With the help of a grant from the Florida Blue Foundation, two University of Florida colleges will collaborate on a novel project to improve health care for vulnerable populations while…
Dec 24, 2018
University of Florida gets kratom research grant
GAINESVILLE — The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded researchers at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy a two-year, $3.5 million grant to bolster research on Mitragyna speciosia, …
Dec 24, 2018
Situation worsens for Crestview family in need
CRESTVIEW — This was going to be a notice that a local family who requested help getting food and bills paid after an Oct. 31 car accident. However, things went from bad to worse Dec. 20 when the fam…
Dec 24, 2018
Cold night shelters to open at lower temperatures
CRESTVIEW — The following Crestview shelters open at 6 p.m. and close at 7 a.m. when temperatures are 40 degrees or below.
Sunday: Lifepoint Church, 400 Ferdon Blvd. S, 682-3518.
Monday: Helping …
Dec 24, 2018
You goat to try this yoga
CRESTVIEW — Emerald Coast Zoo and Gracie Simmons, owner of Grateful Hearts Yoga, are now offering yoga classes in the zoo with one unique addition — goats.
Goat yoga became a national hit a few yea…
Dec 5, 2018
'People should not be dying on the streets cold'
CRESTVIEW — A local veterans motorcycle organization dedicated a bike night to raising donations for the homeless in Crestview.
The Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association (CVMA) chapter FL 20-11 , …
Nov 26, 2018
Deter mosquitos with these steps
CRESTVIEW — With the recent rains in the area, people may be having mosquito problems. However, northwest Florida has options to keep those tiny bloodsuckers at bay.
Scott Bitterman of Okaloosa Cou…