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Fort Walton Beach Dining, Entertainment, Specials

AJ’s on the Bayou Located at the base of the Cinco Bayou Bridge in Fort Walton Beach, AJ’s on the Bayou is in a beautiful...
Canteen Cups

Canteen Cups: A Symbol of Duty, Honor, Courage, Sacrifice & Enduring...

Chamber Life: Stories from the life and times of Fort Walton Beach Chamber members… By Kelly Murphy-Redd Toasting fallen comrades is a military tradition going back...
Destin Fishing Rodeo 1970s

Lore of the Fishing Rodeo: Celebrating 75 Years!

By Frank Berte Way back in 1948, the very first Fishing Rodeo was held in Destin! Seventy-five years ago, this bustling international hotbed of the...
Choctawhatchee Sunset Walton County

Estuary Program Brings Bay’s Importance to Coastal Residents

By Kenneth Books The average human body contains about 60 percent water. And we die after about three days without ingesting liquids. Yet, most of us...
Labor Day Family Celebration

A Pastor’s Ponderings: Labor Day – A Spiritual Reflection on Work...

By Doug Stauffer, Pastor, Faith Independent Baptist Church Labor Day, for many, signifies the end of summer, the beginning of a new school year, and...
Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center Turtle Release

Six Rehabilitated Sea Turtles Released

The Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center has taken in 89 patients this year and, so far, has released 58 of them. In July, six sea turtles, four Loggerheads,...
Bluewater Bay Golf 4

Golf in Niceville’s Bluewater Bay

By Barbara Palmgren When I think about the beauty of the golf course at Bluewater Bay, and look at its blue and white logo with boat...
Stressed Man

I’m Getting Some Feedback

By Stephenie Craig, Journey Bravely I was stressed and busy. Parenting required more energy than usual. I was irritable and I didn’t realize how I was...
Sean Dietrich Old Music

Sean of the South: Old Music

By Sean Dietrich Willie Nelson is on my radio. He is singing one of my favorite songs. “In the twilight glow I see her, “Blue eyes crying in...