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450 Middle School students participate in CBA’s Dunes in Schools Program By Erika Zambello January was a busy month for nearly 450 middle school schoolers in Okaloosa and Walton Counties. After a fall field trip learning about dunes and beaches, followed by a real restoration project, the students planted their very...

Candidate for Destin City Council Speaks in Tallahassee There’s an important debate happening in our State’s Capital that should be of keen interest to South Walton County residents. The debate is over how to regulate and classify Vacation Rental Properties by Owner (VRBO) and other Home-Sharing arrangements. There are 2...

Alaqua Animal Refuge Pet of the Week “Hugh” Hugh is such a handsome six year old Border Collie. He is cautious at first, but will warm up and want love and attention. And lots of it!! This guy will need a patient home willing to work with him. He will...

Local Restaurant Contributes to Oyester Reefs By Erika Zambello I arrived at Half Shell Oyster House in Destin just after the lunch rush. In addition to their year-round oyster shell motif, the restaurant staff had decorated for the holidays with fir boughs and bright ribbons. Red walls added to the festive...

Wednesdays 10:00 am Walton County Coastal Branch Library January 17, 2018 History Mystery - Miramar Beach Was Once Shoals, Florida Destin historian Hank Klein tells the story of a town that was once where Miramar Beach, Florida, is located today. The area that we know as Miramar Beach was once known as Shoals. Today,...

The Green Thumb Garden Club will meet at 9:45 on Wednesday, January 17th.  Chef Jim Richard will host the club at Trebeache, 2052 County Rd 30A, Santa Rosa Beach, for this program and lunch.  The program will be “Protecting Our Sealife”. Several representatives from the South Walton Artificial Reefs Association (SWARA) will explain...

Habitat Walton County Doubles Volunteers at 2nd Annual Women Build Day Over 37 volunteers dedicated time and strength to help build Habitat Homes 47 and 48 at all-women home build event. In December Habitat for Humanity of Walton County hosted the 2nd annual Women Build Day with over 37 volunteers, double...

People of South Walton: Regina Jaquess of Emerald Coast Compounding Regina Jaquess balances her life between being a local business owner and a professional athlete. She is a pharmacist who owns Emerald Coast Compounding Pharmacy on Hwy 393, just north of 30A, and runs the business with her sister Renee. When...

ROSEMARY BEACH FOUNDATION PRESENTS The 13th ANNUAL GIRLS GETAWAY Thursday, February 1 – Sunday, February 4, 2018 Rosemary Beach Foundation presents its 13th Annual Girls Getaway on Thursday, February 1 through Sunday, February 4, 2018. Held each year during Super Bowl weekend, Girls Getaway has become a tradition that many local...

Since my time in middle school I never really understood the need for the semicolon. Honestly, it just seemed to serve no purpose. I thought, ‘Just use a period, start a new sentence and move on to another subject. That was the amount of thought I gave to the lowly semicolon. Life...