Pastor and wife celebrate 70 years
The Rev. Carl and Wilene Lambert celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary Sept. 26 during a party given in their honor by the First Baptist Church of Crestview.
Chancellor speaks to college trustees
NICEVILLE — Randall Hanna, the chancellor of the Division of Florida Colleges for the state’s Department of Education, was a guest at the Sept. 25 business meeting of the trustee board of Northwest F…
Returning soldier surprises son in his classroom
While presenting a timeline of his life in class, Pedro Masso Jr. was surprised when the last panel read, "Today Daddy comes home." Then his dad, a returning soldier, strode to the front of the room.
4th Battalion presents activation ceremony
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE — The 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) activated a fourth line battalion on Friday. The activation marked the last expansion that included a new battalion for each of the five…
College hosts Oct. 20 IT Pro camp
NICEVILLE — A free IT Pro camp is 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 20 in the Student Services Center, Northwest Florida State College, 100 College Blvd., Niceville.
Geared toward professional developme…
Council denies fire department allocation
CRESTVIEW—A request for a budget reallocation by Fire Chief Joe Traylor to achieve his department’s top priority budget request was rebuffed by the city council at its Monday evening meeting. The fir…
Council kills concurrency
CRESTVIEW — With a unanimous vote, the city council on Monday eliminated public school and transportation concurrency and “proportionate fair share” from the city’s comprehensive plan. During a publi…
Tony Taylor named Crestview police chief
CRESTVIEW — Mayor David Cadle has announced that former Fort Walton Beach police officer Tony Taylor will be the city’s new police chief.
“I can’t tell you how proud I am to have been selected,” T…
Soldier surprises son with early homecoming (VIDEO)
A Walker Elementary student Wednesday morning received quite a surprise when his father made a pit-stop in his classroom, marking a return home from Afghanistan that was much sooner than expected.
Cutler remains North Okaloosa Fire District chief for now
CRESTVIEW — After nearly three hours, the North Okaloosa Fire District Commission decided on Thursday night to table discussion of removing Fire Chief Ed Cutler until next month’s meeting.
The dec…












