In the true spirit of the season, Okaloosa County School District Superintendent Marcus Chambers and Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden are excited to announce a collaboration between the district and the S.O. for this year’s Angel Tree Program, which aims to bring joy and holiday cheer to students throughout the county.

For a woman who has experienced the unthinkable, the effects of trauma can be completely debilitating, preventing her from maintaining healthy relationships, holding a job, functioning as a wife or mother or living a full, productive life. In many cases, professional trauma therapy is the only way to untangle all the complex, involuntarily emotional responses triggered by the trauma experienced by survivors of human trafficking, sexual assault, sexual exploitation or abuse.

Highlights of Crestview’s upcoming Fall Festival will include pet costume and human costume contests, a pumpkin patch, a magician, and hayrides, as well as music from a DJ and the North Okaloosa Community Band, a KidZone, a petting zoo, more than 100 vendors, and over 35 food trucks and food tents.

A week-long celebration of Crestview’s city government is scheduled to take place from Oct. 20 to Oct. 25.

Because of her many loved ones who battled cancer, Crestview resident Glenda Gordon says she has always been acutely aware of the need to get an annual mammogram.

Crestview History Museum volunteers are getting out their lederhosen and dirndls to celebrate Oktoberfest, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the museum.

The medical program of the nonprofit Crestview Area Shelter for the Homeless will last a little longer thanks to a $5,000 donation from Emerald Coast Hospice.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of Okaloosa County’s bridge-to-bridge multi-use path on Santa Rosa Island is set for 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at Beasley Park, 1550 Miracle Strip Parkway SE.

Brandy Wright is a passionate advocate for women’s and family health. She finds purpose each day by sharing her cancer journey and post-cancer experience.

Skip Orth, author of the book “What Every Home Owner On The Emerald Coast Needs To Know About Lawn Care”  and owner of Father and Son Pest and Lawn Solutions, will be holding a lawn workshop for home owners or anyone else desiring to increase their  knowledge on how to keep grass healthy.