Baker News

Most non-emergency Northeast Florida government offices will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of Thanksgiving.

In a very real sense, one person decided the outcome of the pivotal vote at the Florida Baptist State Convention annual meeting in Pensacola last week establishing an "Imagine If Great Commission Task Force": John Sullivan.

BAKER A 17-year-old boy attacked his mother and tried to leave before law enforcement could arrive, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office arrest report.

The 2009 Florida Baptist Pastors' Conference in Pensacola utilized breakout sessions at Olive Baptist Church Nov.

FELONY ARRESTS ESCAMBIA COUNTY The following suspects were charged with felonies Thursday at Escambia County Jail.

Here's a list of Tuesday closures as reported to the Daily News. Anyone with information on additional closures may e-mail Katie Tammen at katiet@nwfdailynews.com. Check back throughout the day for updates.

The Florida Baptist State Convention approved overwhelmingly on Nov. 10 a motion authorizing its president to appoint an "Imagine If ... Great Commission Task Force" to study how Florida Baptists "can work more effectively and more efficiently together in following Christ in fulfilling the Great Commission." The motion was approved with only a ...

Israel's Caleb who was ready - even at age 85 - to claim his land inheritance should be an example Florida Baptists emulate as they consider the challenge of reaching their state for Christ, John Cross told messengers to the Florida Baptist State Convention on Nov.

Florida Baptists should follow the model of the Southern Baptist Convention and empower their president to appoint a task force to study how the Florida Baptist State Convention can be more effective in fulfilling the Great Commission, David Uth told Florida Baptist Witness in a Nov.

Washington County Sheriff Bobby Haddock today announces the arrest of Susan Baker, 50, and Crystina Lynn Mercer, 25, both of Chipley, in the disappearance of seven-month-old Shannon Dedrick.

The search continues for 7-month-old Shannon Dedrick, who's been missing from Chipley, Florida since Saturday.

Florida Baptists may have at least two different motions to consider to create a GCR-type task force to study how the state convention can be more effective in fulfilling the Great Commission when they meet Nov.

Our county was visited by two well-known Republicans recently. Both hold significant reputations, both have impressive resumes.

Late Thursday night, two additional arrests were made in a bank robbery case from earlier this month in South Walton County.

Baker, FL At around six o'clock tonight, Walton County Sheriff's investigators assisted by Okaloosa County Sheriff's Deputies arrested the suspect involved in last week's hold-up of the Coastal Bank Branch on Miramar Beach.

What the Baker Homecoming parade Friday afternoon may have lacked in size, it more than made up in spirit.

The West Florida Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals will have its October meeting Monday at the Pensacola Civic Center.

First Baptist Church of Baker will mark its 96th year of ministry with a Homecoming Celebration on Sunday.

Wildlife experts say about 20 seagulls were found dead on a concrete pier at Port Canaveral over the weekend.

Trinity United Methodist welcomes the community to share in a Family Fun Fest 4-7 p.m. today at the church, 403 Racetrack Road.