Emerald Coast Technical College in DeFuniak Springs has expanded and is now offering programs at their south campus located at the Magnet Innovation Center – Watersound. One exciting part about the new campus is that for a limited time, tuition in the programs offered is tuition free. The tuition...
Level II NICU cares for infants from Walton, Okaloosa, and surrounding counties
The Ascension Sacred Heart Foundation announced today that the Emerald Ball raised approximately $159,131 benefiting Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
The Foundation hosted the Emerald Ball at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort &...
Future discussed at recent BCC meeting
The 192-acre Eagle Springs golf course in Defuniak Springs is celebrating its 100th Anniversary this year, having opened in 1924. The facility opened as a 9-hole course and the greens were sanded, which was common in the early days of golf. The golf course...
William "Boots" McCormick Announces re-election bid for District 1 Board of County Commissioners
The Republican Primary is August 20
William "Boots" McCormick is a third-generation Walton County resident, unwavering in his community service. McCormick began his career as a Deputy Sheriff of Walton County and served for over 30 years, the last...
South Walton Fire District and Walton County Sheriff’s Office, Florida responded to two shark-related incidents Friday, June 7, 2024. Two people were critically injured, and one other person suffered minor injuries.
The first incident originated around 1:20 p.m. when multiple 911 callers reported an approximately 45-year-old woman was bitten by a shark...
By: Mackenzie McClintock, SWFD Public Information Officer
As the weather warms up and many individuals head to the beach, South Walton Fire District (SWFD) wants to remind the community about the proper precautions to take to make summer safer.
SWFD’s firefighters and lifeguards experience a significant uptick in preventable medical incidents...
By Lori Leath Smith, Publisher
“All I ever wanted to be was a mom,” she often said, even when we were growing up. That’s my sister, Lisa Leath Turpin. And when her first child, William Wesley Turpin, was born, she was elated—glowing—like the culmination of her life’s purpose was ignited....
The Small Business Connect Business Networking will host “The Power of Facebook Groups” presented by Gary Redden, CEO of DestinDirect.com and PCBeachesDirect.com. Gary has extensive experience with using Facebook groups and has earned distinction as a “top producer” with Facebook, opening up a series of benefits including access to...
