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By Doug Stauffer At January’s First Friday breakfast, the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce hosted the Annual Installation and Awards Breakfast. Chamber members...

Youth Village Celebrates New Playground Experience The Youth Village, Inc., celebrated its newly remodeled playground recently with a ribbon cutting. Named “The Destin Charity Wine...

By Doug Stauffer Two prestigious organizations revealed their 2023 award winners, both of whom attend Choctawhatchee High School. The Taylor Haugen Foundation awarded Chi Anchors...

The 4th Annual Westonwood Ranch Professional Rodeo returns to the Freeport Sports Complex March 25th through 26th. Come watch some of the nation’s top...

By Liesel Schmidt When Birmingham transplants Jeff and Donna Harris opened their running store 15 years ago, they were taking a very big leap of...

7 BRIDGES, one of the greatest EAGLES tribute bands in America, is coming to the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Center February 18, 2023. This...

By Maurice Stouse, Financial Advisor and Branch Manager As 2022 ended, investors saw the year bring a 400% increase in interest rates and a $400...

By Kenneth Books Don’t tell Richard Schmucker to take it easy. After retiring from his machine shop at 40, he found time weighed heavily on his...

Former local Sean Dietrich (he recently moved to Alabama) is a columnist and novelist known for his commentary on life in the American South....