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The Fort Walton Beach Woman’s Club 2023 calendar is for sale! Created by 1st vice president Linda Evanchyk, a popular retired teacher in the Okaloosa County School System, as well as an active School Board member, and Eric Finn, a former student who took photos of the local area...

Impact100 of Northwest Florida Inc. awarded five $100,000 grants to nonprofits in Okaloosa and Walton counties. The 2022 grants are: Arts & Culture Stage Crafters Community Theatre Inc. – “The Show Must Go On...” Save Our Community Theatre’s Home Education Crestview Area Shelter for the Homeless – The Impact Village Opportunity Zone (Phase One) Environment,...

Join the 3rd annual Wreaths Across America ceremony on Dec. 17, 9 a.m., at Beal Memorial Cemetery as veterans honor and remember fallen comrades this holiday season. Part of the national Wreaths Across America program, wreaths are purchased by local donors online and delivered by truck a few days...

We’re looking forward to the Okaloosa Island Boardwalk New Year’s Eve Fireworks at the end of the fishing pier at 8 p.m. Great places to watch are from anywhere along the Boardwalk areas including the pier, beach and the beach-facing restaurants and bars. The New Year’s Eve Bash at Rick’s...

Caring for Those that Cared for Us The holidays are here and once again, we are most thankful to live, work and play along the Emerald Coast. It is also time to remember to spend time with those that have cared for us. The holidays can be a depressing time...

FWB Chamber Honors the Horse Soldiers of Afghanistan By Kelly Murphy-Redd A feminist focused on a degree and career, who didn’t want marriage or children, meets a steely eyed, barrel-chested freedom fighter while skydiving. This story sounds like fiction, but it’s the true-life adventure of an extraordinary family. Dawn met U.S. Army...

By Lisa Woodram In October, FWB Life introduced an organization called One Hopeful Place (OHP), that offers “A Hand up” to the homeless along with an invitation to attend their open house and ribbon cutting in November. More than one hundred attended to celebrate phase II of OHP, that being...

First Baptist Church of Fort Walton Beach will present the 34th Live Nativity celebration from Thurs., Dec. 15 to Wed., Dec. 21. The Live Nativity is open from 6 to 8:30 p.m. each night and is the first time in several years that it will be open on a...

Visits with Santa, Holiday Lights, Parades and Much More! By Lori Leath Smith For many years, our piece of Paradise has ignited the holiday spirit in each of us and allowed the season to come to life for the young and young at heart. With a unique blend of theatrical storytelling,...

By Doug Stauffer Sept. 11, 2001: the first enemy attack upon American soil since Pearl Harbor. World attention immediately focused on the innocent victims of the attack and the first responders who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Until recently, another heroic part of the story remained classified and hidden from public...