Sep 15, 2016
3 things to do this week in Northwest Florida
1. SATISFY YOUR NEED FOR SPEED . Watch the Six Shooter No. 6 championship racing series. Gates open at 4 p.m., hot laps are at 7:30 p.m., and racing is 8:30 p.m. to midnight Sept. 17 at 7186 U.S. Hig…
Sep 14, 2016
Eglin sets National POW/MIA Day ceremony
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE — Northwest Florida residents will commemorate America’s prisoners of war and service members still missing in action with a ceremony.
The National POW/MIA Day ceremony is 9 a.…
Sep 14, 2016
Eglin Spouses Club schedules Football Bunco
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE — The Eglin Spouses’ Club has scheduled its inaugural Football Bunco game.
The event is 6:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Warrior Landing Community Center on Eglin Air Force Base. Admi…
Sep 14, 2016
IMPACT 100 evaluating funding requests
IMPACT 100 of Northwest Florida — a non-profit, all volunteer organization made up solely of women — is evaluating funding requests from community service groups in Okaloosa and Walton counties to de…
Sep 14, 2016
Foster Families Fun Day event cancelled
CRESTVIEW — The third annual Foster Families Fun Day set for Oct. 10 has been cancelled.
An FFFD organizer said Tuesday that funding for the event, which is supported by an Elks grant, was denied. …
Sep 13, 2016
Crestview runner ‘dominated’ 100-mile run
CRESTVIEW — While many locals used Labor Day weekend to relax, tend their yards or cook out with family and friends, Mary Valdez went for a run.
A 100-mile run, which she did in slightly over 25 ho…
Sep 12, 2016
Easy fixes eyed for some S.R. 85 issues
Widening State Road 85 between the Shoal River and Walmart is on the Okaloosa-Walton Transportation Planning Organization's preliminary 2040 plan. That won't help drivers stuck in rush hour traffic t…
Sep 11, 2016
Coastal cleanup leads ranger programs
GULF BREEZE — International Coastal Cleanup is among Gulf Islands National Seashore’s September ranger programs.
The cleanup — 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 — helps keep Gulf Islands National Seasho…
Sep 9, 2016
Pence meets with Okaloosa engineer
CRESTVIEW — Indiana governor and vice presidential candidate Mike Pence and Okaloosa County engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr. Paul Hsu spent some time together Sept. 8 while attending a t…
Sep 8, 2016
Dancers paint Crestview studio's gazebo
CRESTVIEW — Hannah Teel, César Hernández and their boss, David Colón, are often seen in evening clothes or fashionable day wear.
Finding the Fred Astaire Dance Studio instructors and owner earlier…