Easter Reflections

By Guery Clendening It is Spring! The flowers are blooming! I love this season. To me Spring speaks of new beginnings. When I lived in...

Lakeside Songwriters Concerts Feature Renowned Country Songwriters and Performers

Fridays | March 22-May 3 | Old Florida Fish House on 30A By Lori Leath Smith Over the past few years, our area has become known...

Wait to Prune Cold Injured Landscape Plants

By Larry Williams, UF/IFAS Extension Agent, Okaloosa County Recent freezes have resulted in many people questioning whether to prune or not to prune cold damaged...

Meet Our Local Pro Corey Booth

Growing up in Pensacola, Corey Booth didn’t need to look far to learn the meaning of generosity. “As a child, I watched my father work...

A Pastor’s Ponderings: Manifesting More Mercy in 2024

By Pastor Doug Stauffer Like so many other churches, we establish a new theme every year. Interestingly, our theme for 2020 was pretty predictable—“20/20 vision”...

There Are Surprises Behind Oral Health

By Kay Leaman, HealthyDay HealthyLife Did you know that there is a consensus emerging that maintaining good oral health can be an underappreciated practice for...

Golf Series: Fort Walton Beach Golf Course, the Affordable Gem of...

By Barbara Palmgren Long before there were courses in Destin, there was the city course of Fort Walton Beach. The municipal golf course in Fort Walton...

Stage Crafters Announces Spectacular 52nd Season Lineup

Stage Crafters Community Theatre, the oldest continuously running all-volunteer, not-for-profit community theatre in the state of Florida, proudly unveils its highly anticipated 52nd Season....

Growing the Game

By Barbara Palmgren U.S. Kids Golf - Winter tournament at Shalimar Pointe Golf Club On Sunday, January 28, 2024, one of six local winter tournaments took...

Do You Wanna Get High?

By Lisa Leath Turpin, Health & Wellness Coach The exercise high that is! Through this column, I have encouraged you to just MOVE. Movement of any...