Okaloosa Public Arts Call to Artists!
By Toni Dineen, OPA Secretary/Historian
Okaloosa Public Arts (OPA) has many exciting opportunities for artists to share their talents in the upcoming months including our...
Insurance Market Conditions in Florida Continue to Deteriorate
By Joe Capers, Insurance Zone
The unpopular, but familiar topics and headlines continue. Florida now has the highest premiums in the nation. It has been...
Hormones Aren’t For Me
By Dr. Richard Chern, MD
Have you or a friend tried hormone therapy in the past and had no results or minimal results? Worse are...
COURAGEOUS Deployed
Photo courtesy Destin-FWB FL
On April 28, the Air Force Research Laboratory and Eglin Air Force Base’s Integrated Test Team demonstrated a new low-cost, air-delivered...
Alzheimer’s Disease: Combating the Stigmas
By Hannah White
Local resident Butch McKay has witnessed first-hand the consequences of stigmas and misconceptions about Alzheimer’s, a progressive and fatal brain disease affecting...
Living Hope
By Michelle Ruschman
Cindy Smith has taught child abuse prevention in schools since the 1990s. This earlier work led her to become an advocate, author,...
Tax Relief for Floridians
By Jim Jaquess
Governor DeSantis recently signed into law more than $1.2 billion of tax relief for Floridians. The new law creates 10 sales tax...
Moving Kids from Hunger to Hope
By Lori Leath Smith
In April, local business F45 hosted a “Playoff” event to raise money for the 4th Annual Hope for the Hungry Emerald...
Meet Jeff Powell of Veterans 48: Keeping It Real
By Michelle Ruschman
“Twenty-two veterans take their lives every day. We are just trying to reduce that 22 by giving them more purpose and giving...
Local Athletes Represent Team Florida at Special Olympics USA Games
By Pamela Sparks
On June 14th during a Town Hall Meeting, the City of Fort Walton Beach officially welcomed back three Okaloosa County Special Olympics...
