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By Mackenzie McClintock, SWFD Public Information Officer For the past two years, the sights and sounds of progress for local emergency services could be seen...

By Ed Offley A weather channel dedicated to South Walton and other Florida Panhandle localities is set to begin operations this month, its co-founders tell...

By Metropolitan Tikhon Shevkuno Half of our country is quite familiar with Charles Kirk, who was tragically gunned down in on September 10. What shocked...

By Lori Leath Smith, Publisher Life Media The first time I walked into the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation office, it felt like coming home. It reminded...

By Danica LaFaire Picture this: a ladder leaning against your siding, a roofer balancing in the breeze, or a housekeeper stretching to dust a transom no...

By Sean Dietrich Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Even though this name has been so misused, misapplied, and misappropriated throughout...

By Cameron Hughes Fresh out of graduate school for business administration and taking on a new marketing role at Emerald Coast Theatre Company, I find...

By Zandra Wolfgram  With bold strokes and vibrant color, Niceville artist Kathy Schumacher will set the tone for the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation’s 30th Annual Festival...

By Dr. Karen DeVore Let’s talk about cortisol. You’ve probably heard it called “the stress hormone”—and while that’s true, it’s also a bit of an...

Chris Cumby grew up in a rough-and-tumble neighborhood in Toronto, Canada, but has become an important part of the Emerald Coast community over the...