Kiwanis donation launches school food bank program
CRESTVIEW — Twenty lower-income Cougars at Northwood Elementary School will soon benefit from a regional weekend food program.
Food pantries see donations dwindle as demand rises after holidays
FORT WALTON BEACH — As the generosity of the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays fades, many local food pantries are bracing for the annual dry spell.
Training starts Jan. 11 for medical and nonmedical volunteers
FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa-Walton Medical Reserve Corps is looking for additional medical and nonmedical volunteers. Orientation is 2 p.m. Jan. 11 at Okaloosa County Health Department, 221 Hospital…
Florida trail association's January schedule includes evening hike
NICEVILLE — The Florida Trail Association's Niceville chapter has planned several outings this month. The schedule is listed below.
Laurel Hill council to push for dissolution ordinance Tuesday
LAUREL HILL — City officials on Tuesday will move toward placing a dissolution ordinance on a future ballot.
Grief counseling sessions can help survivors cope
CRESTVIEW — Starting 2013 may be difficult for those who’ve lost loved ones over the holidays, but coping methods may aid the healing process.
Crestview cold weather shelters open tonight and Friday
CRESTVIEW — A weather shelter at New Beginnings Church, 412 W. James Lee Blvd., will open tonight (Jan. 3) at 6 p.m.
Girl Scouts plan to rehabilitate Riverside butterfly garden
CRESTVIEW — The Kiwanis Club of Crestview is considering whether to contribute to a Girl Scout project that would commemorate Sandy Hook Elementary Daises who died in the Dec. 14 Newton, Conn., massa…
Crestview couple welcomes north county’s first baby of 2013
CRESTVIEW — For now, Makayla Olivia Jones hasn’t given much thought to arriving in town. As the first baby of 2013 born in the north county region, her immediate interests are sleeping and eating.
No DUI deaths, few arrests reported
CRESTVIEW — No DUI-related deaths occurred over the New Year's holiday and Crestview Police and the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Department reported single digits for driving under the influence arrests.












