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Polar Bear Plunge in Santa Rosa Beach Jan. 1

Polar Bear Plunge in Santa Rosa Beach Jan. 1. Come celebrate the new year with South Walton Fire District as the “rinse off” 2017 and welcome 2018 by taking a plunge into the Gulf of Mexico. The event will be held at Gulf Place with registration at 11 a.m. and the plunge at 1 p.m. Cost is a $20 ... Read More

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Children help make seniors’ holidays bright

CRESTVIEW —Residents of the Silvercrest Health and Rehabilitation Center in Crestview were treated to Christmas carols and ornament building with a group of students from Bob Sikes Elementary School Saturday morning.The students are part of the school's safety patrol, and make numerous outings for community service and extracurricular educational programs.Deputy Jennifer Vitale of the  Okaloosa County Sheriffs Office organizes the program ,which now has a number of [...]
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County secures option to buy more than 1,600 acres

CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa County Commission recently approved an option agreement to buy up to 1,665 acres of Shoal River Ranch land for potential economic development.The option is for three years, includes the ability to obtain a one-year extension and allows the county to purchase all or any part of the acreage involved. Shoal River Ranch, located just east of Crestview, is owned by the Holland M. Ware Charitable Foundation [...]
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Homeless vets to find a home at ‘House of Valor’

FORT WALTON BEACH — The Rev. Cecil Williams envisions the roughly 3,000-square-foot House of Valor as "an abode of light and love" for some local homeless veterans.Williams, of Greg Chapel AME Church and the Fort Walton Beach-based nonprofit Third Chance Inc., spearheaded a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday afternoon for the planned House of Valor. It will be a six-unit apartment complex at 10 Nicholson St. that will provide [...]
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