Apr 10, 2018
Schedule of North Okaloosa Relay for Life events
CRESTVIEW — Here is a list of upcoming events and fundraisers for the Crestview Relay for Life, which is 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. April 20 at the Crestview High School, 1250 Ferdon Blvd. N., Crestview. Send …
Apr 10, 2018
New restaurant coming to town
CRESTVIEW — Rumors about a new restaurant coming to Crestview have been confirmed by a general manager at the chain.
Jorge Lopez, general manager of Pepper’s Mexican Grill and Cantina in Shalimar, …
Apr 6, 2018
Believe in the things not seen
Early in the morning Mary Magdalene learned that the body of Jesus, which had been place in a tomb, was missing. It was assumed someone had stolen the body. Sadness deepened to greater grief because …
Apr 6, 2018
Anti-smoking campaign raises awareness of smoking rates
CRESTVIEW — This week was the Florida Department of Health’s Tobacco Free Florida Week.
The annual awareness campaign started April 2 and ends tomorrow. It's focused on the theme of achieving healt…
Apr 5, 2018
3 Okaloosa parks receive hazardous water advisories
FORT WALTON BEACH — Three Okaloosa County parks have potentially hazardous bathing water, the Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County stated April 2.
Marler Park, Okaloosa Island; Emerald P…
Mar 26, 2018
How the church honors the passion of Jesus
Tomorrow is Palm/Passion Sunday. When I was a child it was referred to only as Palm Sunday. So why are there two names for it in contemporary times?
"Back in the day," people took Holy Week a bit m…
Mar 26, 2018
County health department trains for hurricane season
CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa County Department of Health held its annual special needs shelter training exercise March 20 at Davidson Middle School.
The school serves as a shelter for evacuees during e…
Mar 26, 2018
Family fun for Easter weekend
CRESTVIEW — Easter weekend is coming up fast, and there are plenty of family-friendly Easter activities in Crestview.
The Easter holiday coincides with the return of warm weather in Northwest Flor…
Mar 20, 2018
Got bats? Evict them before maternity season begins
PANAMA CITY — If you have bats roosting in your attic, eaves or chimney spaces, now is the time to give them an eviction notice. Bat maternity season begins April 15 and runs through August 15. Exclu…
Mar 16, 2018
Holding Cinderella
Shortly after my parents died, my wife and I received an unusual inheritance: Cinderella.
Cinderella is a 10-year-old cat who adopted my parents shortly after giving birth to her first litter of ki…