The city of Crestview is sending its official support to Washington in hopes of seeing Congress put back the drilling restrictions that were removed from the eastern Gulf of Mexico earlier this year. The City Council approved a resolution at its most recent meeting supporting ongoing efforts in Washington to restore oil and natural gas drilling restrictions in the gulf.

You’ve probably seen them as the Honor Guard raising the flag at a football game. If you attended the recent Christmas parade, you saw them marching in front of the Baker School Sounds of the Swamp Band.

The 20-voice Crestview Community Chorus sang in the season in the three performances of their Christmas concert. Titled “The Most Wonderful Season,” the evening was indeed a most wonderful concert.

What started out as a cameo appearance at a Laurel Hill School pep rally has now stretched out more than 17 years. Anyone that has attended a Laurel Hill home athletic event in the last 15 years has seen a friendly man dressed as a Hobo. That man is Mike McVay, the pastor of First Baptist Church of Laurel Hill.

Three events in the area were held over the weekend, including the annual Baker Heritage Day Festival was held Nov. 19, and it was an old fashioned family day of fun.

Sunny weather greeted Veterans Day parade goers as they lined Main St. on Friday to honor those who have served and are now serving our country. Junior ROTC troops from Crestview High School and Baker School were on hand as well as Veterans Chapters from various organizations.

Make plans now to attend the Second Annual Cops and Bobbers Fishing Rodeo from 8 -11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Twin Hills Park in Crestview. The event is sponsored by the Crestview Police Department. The event is open to children and youths up to age 16.

If you grew up in the 1960s or 70s you may have had a kind gentleman drop by your school and hand you a small red New Testament when you were in the fifth grade.

Or perhaps someone gave you a green New Testament when you were on a college campus several years ago.

The 4-H program in Okaloosa County has kicked off a new program, their Forest Ecology Course.

This course, open to youth ages 5-18, teaches about tree identification, forest health, wildlife identification, forest habitat, plant identification, conservation and more!