Dec 14, 2015
DREADEN: Check out a Crestview library book you can color in
The adult coloring book craze that started at the beginning of 2015 shows no sign of slowing down. Titles such as “Lost Ocean,” “Secret Garden” and “Enchanted Forest” are selling well.
Coloring ca…
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
Okaloosa health department offers 4 ways to stay safe during red tides
CRESTVIEW — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast predicts concentrations of red tide will increase in Northwest Florida. There is elevated potential for respiratory irritation…
Dec 11, 2015
Crestview resident aids effort to help needy families
CRESTVIEW — For the 11 th year, volunteers will bring Christmas cheer to needy Okaloosa County families.
United for a Good Cause Inc., a tax-exempt non-profit known for its family-oriented Hispanic…
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…
Dec 8, 2015
North Okaloosa residents respond to hospital's no-smoking policy
CRESTVIEW — Many North Okaloosa County residents say they appreciate North Okaloosa Medical Center's decision to go smoke free.
Here are comments from some of the News Bulletin's Facebook fans:
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Dec 8, 2015
Okaloosa health department: Still time to get a flu vaccine
FORT WALTON BEACH — In observance of National Influenza Vaccination Week, Dec. 6-12, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County wants residents and visitors to know that it’s not too late to…