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Rarely do you hear of a city growing in acreage. When we use the term growth, we are usually referring to development within the city limits.

Superintendent of Schools for Okaloosa County, Marcus Chambers, announced a new school coming to Crestview and it will likely be a K-8 school.

Over the past three years, the city of Crestview has added more than 1,000 acres of land to the city limits through annexation. It seems people are clamoring to add their property to the city limits, begging the question, why?

Alaqua Animal Refuge, in conjunction with the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), removed a total of nine horses from a residence in Holt on Thursday and Friday of this past week resulting in an open investigation for abuse and neglect.

If you’ve been contributing to an IRA, you’ve chosen a great way to save and invest for retirement. All IRAs have potential tax benefits and a range of investment possibilities, but not all IRA providers offer the same features. So, if you decide that your current IRA provider is charging higher fees than you’d like, or perhaps doesn’t offer as many investment choices as you want, then you might choose to move your IRA assets to another provider. How should you go about making this switch?

Crestview Police found a bloody scene when they responded to a call on Aug. 16 involving two men, a woman, and a mechanic’s tool.

According to the arrest report, Jonathan Wayne Brown, 36, of Crestview, went to the home of one of the victims looking for a tool. When Brown arrived at the residence, he was reportedly belligerent with the victim’s fiancée and demanded to speak with the victim.

Alaqua Animal Refuge, in conjunction with the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), removed a total of nine horses from a residence in Holt on Thursday and Friday of this past week resulting in an open investigation for abuse and neglect.

The City of Crestview recently confirmed that six stores will be calling the Crestview Commons home.

Aldi, Ulta, Marshall’s, Five Below, Burlington’s Coat Factory, and Chili’s are all set to become a part of the long-awaited shopping complex, which will be located off Highway 85 just north of Interstate 10.

Social Security District Manager in Fort Walton Beach, FL It may have been years or even decades since you thought about how much you earned at your first job. Did you know that you can find out how much you made that first year? Or any year you worked? Your earnings history is a record of your progress toward your future Social Security benefits. We track your earnings so we can pay you the benefits you’ve earned over your lifetime. That is why it’s so important for you to review your earnings record.

Seven targeted developments are coming to Baker, three of which are on Buck Ward Rd. Clyde Lewis, a
Baker resident, raised concerns about infrastructure capacity if the developments are approved.

Baker is an unincorporated area just north of Crestview that is mostly rural with most residents living on acreage.