By Barbara Palmgren
When I think about the beauty of the golf course at Bluewater Bay, and look at its blue and white logo with boat sails and golf clubs, I have to borrow a few lines from Roy Orbison’s famous song and change the lyrics:
I’m going back someday,
Come what may,
To...
By Ramsey Lawrence, Embrace Florida Kids
For many of us, remembering our childhood brings back happy memories: holidays spent with family, playing outside with siblings and friends, field trips, summer camps and home-cooked meals with parents. For thousands of children in Florida, this is not the case.
June was National Reunification...
By Nick Tomecek, Okaloosa County PIO
The Coastal Resource team with Destin-Fort Walton Beach Tourism in Okaloosa County recently participated in a collaborative effort that led to the tagging of two whale sharks, Ivey and Oliver, in the Gulf of Mexico south of Destin-Fort Walton Beach.
This unique research opportunity was successful due to a...
By Christopher Manson
“I’m most proud that this District values three things – academics, the arts, and athletics,” Okaloosa County School District Superintendent Marcus Chambers says. “We’ve taken a strong stance to provide students with opportunities to be engaged while they’re in the school system.
“The ultimate goal is that when high school...
By Bradley Duke Daum
I believe if you search somewhere between the red-light runners and speeders on our highways of bad behavior, there lies submerged the heart of the “Old South”—those that maintain the values and spirit, the brave fight. Those are the heroes among us. On this page, you’ll...
Happy Birthday FWB Life!
WOW! FWB Life has published its first anniversary issue! Thank you Fort Walton Beach community for your support.
If we’ve learned anything in the past year (really the past eight years of Life Media), it’s that stories about people in our community (heroes, business owners, organization leaders,...
Wreaths Across America at Beal Memorial Cemetery has a goal to provide a wreath for all 1800+ Veterans laid to rest at Beal. The WAA Placement Ceremony is hosted by the Veterans Tribute Tower Committee on Sat., Dec. 16, at 9 a.m. at Beal Memorial Cemetery. Currently, 900 wreaths...
By Carolyn Newcomer Ketchel, Okaloosa County Commissioner, District 2
Many of us patriotic individuals refer to the military aircraft that fly over our area daily as “The Sound of Freedom.” However, there is a new movie called the Sound of Freedom in theatres as this goes to press. It is...
By Lisa Leath Turpin, Health and Wellness Coach
A person who vigorously supports their country and is prepared to defend it against enemies is a true Patriot! Every U.S. military branch has thousands of patriots physically ready to protect us at all cost. To be able to defend our nation,...
Stories from the Fort Walton Beach Chamber Members
Resilience and Courage Define One Hopeful Place’s Sherry Jones
By Doug Stauffer
This story began four decades ago and details the extraordinary journey of a local girl who, at the tender age of 18 and fresh out of high school, found herself unwittingly intertwined...
