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…
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…
Congress has dedicated the third week of October as National Save for Retirement Week. Clearly, the government feels the need to urge people to do a better job of preparing for retirement.
Are you …
Before 2014, farmers who wanted to sell eggs and poultry to the public were required to meet certain standards for facilities and pay much higher fees. In 2014, the rules changed for small farmers se…
Our French visitors arrived from Noirmoutier, France on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport to a reception hosted by the Okaloosa County Airports. Amid French flag waving, host fam…
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 …
CRESTVIEW — A faith-based school with Destin and Niceville campuses is coming to Crestview. Rocky Bayou Christian School is expanding to facilities at Central Baptist Church, located at 951 Ferdon Bl…
Years ago, I read a poster in a colleague’s office that read, “Lord, make my words sweet today, for tomorrow I may have to eat them.”
The words we use convey messages. That’s a given. However, what…
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…
MILTON — For some 37 years, the Retired Senior Volunteer Program of Milton went from knitting children’s booties to aiding hurricane relief efforts, according to Director Brenda Roland.
Roland said…
