Medicare Open Enrollment is Here! Now What?

By Greg Durette, Florida Health Connector It’s finally here again: Medicare Open Enrollment or more precisely, the Annual Election Period (AEP). Every year, from October...

NWFSC Raider Village A New Era for Campus Housing

By Doug Stauffer Decades ago, Jay Odom started his academic journey at what was then called Okaloosa Walton Junior College in a Volkswagen with no...

Around Town

Okaloosa County Recognized with Prestigious Award by the Daughters of the American Revolution The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners was recently honored as the...

Should You Hire A Real Estate Professional?

By Melissa Forte-Litscher If you’re thinking about selling your home in the Fort Walton Beach area, you may be contemplating whether to go it alone...

Avenging 9/11: Courage to Accept a One-Way Mission of Unknowns

Chamber Life: Stories from the life and times of Fort Walton Beach Chamber members… By Kelly Murphy-Redd On September 11, 2001, 2,977 people were killed by...

Five Inducted into 2023 Okaloosa County Women’s Hall of Fame

At a recent ceremony, five exemplary women were inducted in the 2023 Okaloosa County Women’s Hall of Fame. Sponsored by the Okaloosa County Commission...

Concerts at the Landing!

Concerts at the Landing has been extended this year and will run every Friday through Oct. 27 at the Fort Walton Beach Landing. Because...

Celebrating 75 Years of the Destin Fishing Rodeo!

2023 will mark the 75th Annual Fishing Rodeo in Destin, and each year it gets better and better. Created back in 1948, the Destin Fishing...