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It’s been a busy year in South Walton, including a celebration for the opening of a new regional beach access, work on two other new regional beach accesses progressing, improvements being made to keep existing beach accesses in good condition, pedestrian bridges being updated and replaced, and new properties...

In South Walton, there are several organizations that support environmental conservation and education. “The common goal is to protect our environment, and we’re all doing that through different volunteer activities,” says Laurie Reichenbach, a board member of the Friends of South Walton Sea Turtles (FOSWST), and Director of the...

Kay Fant has been an interior designer for 42 years, and owned a design center in Destin Florida.  As recently as August, Fant closed the doors to her business to dedicate more time to her non-profit organization, Set Free to Be...

A New Ministry Evolves How a ministry got started: Emily Rose Proctor is on a mission. Emily moved to Santa Rosa Beach three years ago with her husband, Richard, who accepted a call as priest at Christ the King Episcopal Church.  “I grew up vacationing on Hwy. 30A,” said Emily. “But...

By Heather Bennett Just south of the Clyde B. Wells Bridge, tucked away in the pines and live oaks on the west side of 331, sits a quaint church. The South Walton First Baptist Church at the Bay. It’s small, but mighty. What it may lack in size, the congregation...

South Walton Academy Bridges the Gap in Walton County South Walton Academy is a new non-profit inclusion school in Santa Rosa Beach - the first of its kind in Walton County. The school serves ALL children ages three years old through sixth grade, with accommodations in place for children with...

Attorney A. Wayne Williamson Attorney Wayne Williamson has been practicing law in Northwest Florida for almost 20 years not only helping get out of legal trouble, but avoiding it as well. “In the legal profession,” says Williamson, “the old adage, ‘If you...

You’ve shopped the Path of Grace thrift stores in Miramar Beach and Destin, but did you know they support the nonprofit’s...

Moon Crush returns to Miramar Beach for the 5th installment of Topeka Live’s music vacations. Moon Crush, Blue Moon takes place over the Labor Day Weekend and will feature Ben Rector, NEEDTOBREATHE, Switchfoot, Mat Kearney, Johnnyswim, and more. Single-day passes are on sale now at topeka.live. Lineup: Friday will open with Switchfoot and Stephen Day before Ben...

By Heather Bennett             The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast is one of 41 chapters in Florida under the bannerof the National Boys and Girls Clubs of America. The Boys and Girls Clubs provide after school and summer education and guidance programs. “Primarily, we’re a youth development organization,”...