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Billion Dollar Investment: One million square foot high-volume aviation gas turbine engine manufacturing facility to be constructed at Shoal River Industrial Park in Okaloosa County The State of Florida and Williams International have announced a major capital investment expected to total more than $1 billion in Okaloosa County—easily placing the...

By Carolyn Newcomer Ketchel Okaloosa County, in partnership with Waste Management—the largest recycler in North America—is committed to recycling. Items like cardboard, cereal boxes and plastic bottles placed in your bin begin a recycling journey, transforming into new products such as clothing, shipping boxes, and playground equipment. What else can recycled...

   

Romeo the Manatee Finds Forever Home at Gulfarium’s Manatee Cove Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park has welcomed a special new resident: Romeo, the oldest known manatee at over 70 years old, is now calling Manatee Cove home. Romeo’s arrival is part of a statewide conservation effort led by the Manatee Rescue &...

By Mary Fomby Romeo Finds a Forever Home at Manatee Cove A new chapter in manatee care has begun at the Gulfarium! We are proud to welcome Romeo, a rescued male manatee, to his forever home at Manatee Cove as part of a statewide initiative led by the Manatee Rescue &...

By Tamara L. Young, PhD, Public Information Director for the World’s Luckiest Fishing Village If you’ve seen the movie Titanic, you’ll remember Rose DeWitt Bukater (portrayed by Kate Winslet) who falls in love with Leonardo DiCaprio’s character. But this is Rose Skelton, and she was in love with Glen Richard Skelton. And...

By Dave Parisot, NWFMOA Scholarship Fund Eight JROTC cadets and one ROTC cadet from seven local schools were honored on May 1 with a total of $55,000 in prestigious scholarships from the Northwest Florida Military Officers Association (NWFMOA) via their Scholarship Fund. The scholarships were presented at NWFMOA’s annual scholarship luncheon...

By Carolyn Newcomer Ketchel Each year on June 12, Florida honors the service and sacrifice of women in the military with Women Veterans Recognition Day, established by Governor Ron DeSantis. This day commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the 1948 Women’s Armed Services Integration Act, which granted women an...

By Sherry Jones May is a month known for blooming flowers, warmer days and a pause to honor the women who nurture, guide and hold others up. But not all maternal care happens inside a family. Sometimes, it takes place behind the quiet walls of a shelter, where love shows...

By Christopher Manson It was the day before my birthday, and I was talking to my mother (Pauline Manson, nee Weekley) about the legendary movie star Charles Bronson. Mom expressed her dismay at the lack of Bronson movies being shown on broadcast television these days. Good son that I am, I...