Growing the Game: The Emerald Coast Golf Tour

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...

Dorothy and Friends Are Headed Home!

Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center Releases Five More Sea Turtles Back to the Gulf Amidst a gathering of locals, tourists and passionate sea turtle advocates in June,...

Mary Anne Windes for County Commissioner, District 5

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...

David Schmidt for Okaloosa County School Board

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...

Re-Elect Eric Aden for Okaloosa County Sheriff

Transparency • Accountability • Tough on Crime! By Michelle Ruschman When someone deliberately puts themselves at risk for the sake of others, that career goes beyond...

Groundbreaking of the Bridge-to-Bridge Bike Path

By Carolyn Newcomer Ketchel On Monday, July 8th, the county broke ground on a Bike Path at Beasley Park. The ceremony was brief compared to...

Helping Older Adults Prepare for Emergency Situations

By Kim Wonsick, J&B Medical, Inc. It’s officially hurricane season. Are you prepared? Preparation for a major weather event (or any type of emergency) can...

Laughter Improves Our Health

By Kay Leaman, Health Architect, HealthyDay HealthyLife LAUGH: To express certain emotions, especially mirth or delight, by a series of spontaneous, usually unarticulated sounds often accompanied...

Growing Through Disruption

By Stephenie Craig After three years of talking about moving to Florida, we listed our house thinking it might sell in six months to a...

Sean of the South: I Heart America

By Sean Dietrich A television is playing in a Birmingham bar. The talking head is shouting politics. Most folks in this joint are below thirty,...