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,...

Winners of the Kids Tag Art Program

It was a full house at an Okaloosa County School Board meeting in June as Tax Collector Ben Anderson and Sheriff Eric Aden presented...

FWB Community Chorus Begins 50th Year! Open Call for Singers!

Have you been looking for a local chorus to sing with where fun is the priority and music selections are varied and interesting? The Fort...

A Year-End Emerald Coast Theatre Company Celebration!

A gathering of theatre students came together recently at Emerald Coast Theatre Company (ECTC) to celebrate the close of their 11th Season, induct Jr. Thespians and...

Run With It Testimonials

Locally owned and operated Run With It in Fort Walton Beach has been supplying our community with high quality running and walking gear since...

Local Marine Biologist’s Shark Insights and Safety Tips

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...