Lois Adkinson plans to make more cherished memories this Valentine’s Day.
A native of Mobile, Alabama, Lois has lived at the Crestview Manor assisted living facility, 603 N. Pearl St., for about six months.
Her 42 fellow residents at the facility recently chose her to serve as the queen of the Manor’s Valentine’s Day Party and Dance on Feb. 14.
The future southwest Crestview bypass “is not a panacea for our traffic woes, but it will help,” Okaloosa County Public Works Director Jason Autrey said while summarizing the massive ongoing road project.
A lightbulb went off.
“If I’m at the same job for the next 20 years, I’ll go crazy,” thought Airman 1st Class Sydney Gore, 720th Operations Support Squadron command support staff technician. “I want to challenge myself in my career.”
While the outdoor temperature has been gradually inching upward, area gardeners should caution against putting new plants in the ground too quickly, says Larry Williams, the longtime residential horticulture agent with the University of Florida Extension Service in Okaloosa County.
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies responding to assist at the scene of a house fire near Crestview on Sunday night left with a suspect who had an active warrant for attempted murder.
To better serve north Okaloosa County, officials with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Florida are establishing an office at 121 N. Wilson St. in downtown Crestview.
The Hub City office of the Pensacola-based, nonprofit organization stands across from the City Hall parking lot and might be ready to open in early February.
“It’s time.”
Those were the words Debbie Underwood and Sonia Pinckney both said after being asked today why they’re retiring after decades of serving others at the Crestview Rehabilitation Center.
Couples and singles have until the end of the business day on Monday, Feb. 5 to buy tickets to the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce-hosted Valentine’s Gala.
