The late Kadance Fredericksen’s favorite book, “Where the Crawdads Sing,” includes the powerful message that there is always hope, even in the darkest days, her father, Matthew Fredericksen, told hundreds of people who gathered today in the Baker School multipurpose building to celebrate her life and legacy.
Amid debate about issues such as privacy and protecting vulnerable seniors, a House panel on Thursday approved a proposal that would require nursing homes and assisted living facilities to allow video cameras and other electronic monitoring devices in residents’ rooms.
Barksdale Air Force Base, La. – It’s no accident Tech. Sgt. Anfernee Morgan and Staff Sgt. Gage Babbs earned simultaneous cadre positions this year at the Integrated Defense Leadership Course, an Air Force Reserve Program that prepares Security Forces personnel for combat environments.
The local production of “Twelve O’Clock High” continued to make news as its Southern Premiere — locally billed as its “Florida Preview” — was held in Crestview. Read on for details, plus a story about a teachers’ strike and Spanish Trail Park’s debut, among other local history bits.
The long-awaited left-turn lane from northbound State Road 85 to Fallen Heroes Way and the Crestview Commons opened on Tuesday, nearly two years after an Aldi grocery store and a Planet Fitness became the first businesses to open at the shopping center.
Informational booths set up by community organizations, free food, and live music by Josh Davis will help highlight the Crestview Police Department’s 6th Annual CommUnity Flashlight Walk.
On Saturday, March 8, members of the Okaloosa County Youth Leadership Council plan to build a hiking trail at the new county park site called Shoal River Preserve.
A candlelight vigil is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday at Baker School football stadium to honor the life of Baker School senior Kadance Fredericksen, who died Monday in a traffic accident in Santa Rosa County.
Crestview’s sixth annual “Race to the Rhein” World War II living history weekend builds on the previous years’ successes, bringing back popular features and adding new ones.
