By Barbara Palmgren
When your goal is to compete in the PGA Tour and win thousands of dollars playing a game you love, where do you start?
It might begin when you are young, competing first at the youth, high school and college level. And then? You navigate professional tours like...
Knowledge • Experience • Trust
By Michelle Ruschman
You don’t live in Okaloosa County as a life-long resident and entrepreneur without gaining the perspective of a student, parent, business person, consumer and citizen. This is the experience Mary Anne Windes will be bringing to our community as she puts in her...
A Passion for Students, Education and Local Workforce
By Michelle Ruschman
Two characteristics of an invested candidate for the Okaloosa County School Board include someone who has gone through the system he wants to lead, and another is that the candidate has children who will be affected by the decisions he...
Transparency • Accountability • Tough on Crime!
By Michelle Ruschman
When someone deliberately puts themselves at risk for the sake of others, that career goes beyond a job—it’s a calling. Sheriff Eric Aden not only answered that call to law enforcement 29 years ago, but his experience reflects his dedication to...
By Joe Moore, founder, 30A Sealife Discovery Center and Appleseed Expeditions
Hello, my name is Joe Moore. I hold a master’s degree in Fishery Science from the University of West Florida and have extensive experience teaching marine biology in Hawaii, the Galapagos, California, and Florida. As the founder of the...
It’s Official!
Congratulations to this year’s new Captain Billy Bowlegs LXIX Michael Castleberry and his Queen Zabrina Horne! Each year a new Captain Billy Bowlegs and his queen are selected to sail the Blackhawk and the Krewe into uncharted seas. The new Billy is selected by the current year’s Captain...
By Heather Bennett Eye
The Emerald Coast is home to numerous military bases and we are proud of the service members who call our community home. We deeply appreciate these brave men and women who have chosen a path of service and sacrifice. As we express our gratitude for their...
By Rick Karle
Dr Ryan Forbess and Lulu Gribbin. Photo courtesy Ann Blair Gribbin.
It was June 8th, and the 15-year-old looked up at her parents following surgery.
A day earlier she had been rushed to Ascension Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola.
It was the day after the shark attack.
“I made it,” the...
Okaloosa Continues Top 10 Tradition!
The Florida Department of Education has released this year’s results for the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) and End of Course Exams. Each year, students are required to take statewide assessments in ELA grades 3-10, Mathematics grades 3-8, Algebra, Geometry, Science grades 5 and...
