Nov 7, 2012
EDITOR'S DESK: The petty practice of unfriending over politics
Isolation is dangerous because we understand people better when we understand the things that make each of us different. In turn, we have a better chance of getting along with them, despite their dif…
Nov 6, 2012
Crestview High receives accolades from French sister city
CRESTVIEW — Among fans in the bleachers for the big Friday night football game against Niceville were visitors from Noirmoutier, Crestview’s French sister city, including 21 students attending with t…
Nov 6, 2012
New county extension office dedicated
CRESTVIEW — With the snip of a red ribbon, the University of Florida/IFAS Okaloosa County Extension service’s days of operating from a cramped, outdated former fairgrounds shed are officially over. E…
Nov 6, 2012
Heritage Day in Baker (VIDEO)
BAKER — Wood chips and sparks flew as folkways craftsmen made cypress shingles and hammered metal on an anvil during the annual Baker Heritage Day festival. Attendees saw fresh butter being churned, …
Nov 6, 2012
Pizza shop workers return Crestview newcomers’ wayward dogs
CRESTVIEW — When Buster and Belle come home, they usually bound from the car to the front door. However, unfamiliar with their new home in northeast Crestview, Courtney and Aaron Huffstutler’s pooche…
Nov 5, 2012
Wedding ceremony for Beitler and Grant Nov. 6 at Twin Hills Park
CRESTVIEW — Shawna Marie Beitler and Kenneth Tyrone Grant Jr. will wed Nov. 6 at the Twin Hills Park gazebo in Crestview.
Nov 5, 2012
Okaloosa County Master Gardener recognized for landscape knowledge
CRESTVIEW —Okaloosa County Master Gardener Bill Buckellew won the Personal Communications Award at the 32nd Annual Florida Master Gardener Continued Training Conference on Oct. 3. Okaloosa County res…
Nov 5, 2012
Car catches fire Friday night in Crestview (slideshow, video)
CRESTVIEW — An SUV caught fire about 6:30p.m. in the northbound lanes of State Road 85 near the intersection of P.J. Adams Parkway Friday night.
Nov 2, 2012
Nov. 3 health fair offers family entertainment, awareness
Some 50 vendors will offer free health screenings ranging from hearing to skin cancer tests and health insurance information. The event will feature live music from local artists Carl Woodall and Thr…
Nov 2, 2012
Nov. 3 Baker Heritage Day Festival celebrates north county culture
BAKER — Country-cooking aroma mingles with freshly shaved cypress wood scent and boiling lye soap tang as the annual Baker Heritage Day festival unfolds at Baker Block Museum and Heritage Park, 1307 …