By Stacy Lingenfelter Sarikanon, Stunning Spaces – Decorating Den Interiors
You’re well ahead on your holiday decorating, right? Well, maybe not. Maybe you are in such a flurry that you are having a brain-freeze on thinking about the holidays. Or, perhaps you do have decorating pretty well planned out, or...
By Doug Stauffer
An enduring legacy spanning nearly half a century, the tale of former Niceville Mayor Randall Wise is a chronicle of unwavering commitment and transformative leadership. Immortalized on Jeopardy and catalyzing a whopping 400% population increase, Wise is not just a figure in Niceville’s annals, but was the...
Welcome the Holidays Through Times Past
By Margaret Zonia Morrison
Walton County will celebrate its bicentennial in 2024. Commemorations like this call to mind history and tradition. Both the stately Wesley House, located at Eden Gardens State Park in Walton County, and the Christmas celebration that has become a welcome herald of the holiday...
Niceville Republican Women’s president Jan Howard presented a $1000 donation to Alaqua Animal Refuge executive director Paul Arthur at the club’s October meeting. Arthur’s earlier private Alaqua tour led the group to purchase a park bench for future guests to enjoy when they visit.
In celebration of Constitution Week, members...
Premier fundraising organization, Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation (DCWAF), recently donated $3.4 million to 16 children’s charities in Northwest Florida. To date, DCWAF has donated more than $31 million help to children in need in Northwest Florida since its inception in 2005.
The 2023 recipients of Destin Charity Wine Auction...
Tickets for the 9th annual Emerald Coast Classic college basketball tournament, presented by Global Sports, are on sale on the official tournament website www.emeraldcoastclassic.com. Tickets start at $20 per session with each session having two games.
The Emerald Coast Classic will be played Thanksgiving weekend Nov. 24-25 at Raider Arena on...
By Joshua Cowsert
On September 1st, 2023, the sunshine on the seas got a little bit dimmer as we said Goodbye to a legend, Jimmy Buffett. According to a press release, the beloved singer-songwriter passed away at his home in Sag Harbor, Long Island, surrounded by family and friends. Jimmy, 76,...
By Barbara Palmgren
There’s a street in Kelly Plantation called “Mattie’s Way.” It was named after the late Mattie Kelly, whose Irish and southern roots strongly influenced a scenic subdivision with a championship golf course, equestrian center, nature-centered walkways and jogging trails that included a 225-acre nature preserve. Mattie Kelly owned the land...
By Kenneth Books
About 70 people, ranging from school age to senior citizens, climbed 2071 steps Saturday morning, Sept. 9, at the Niceville football stadium, representing the 110 floors first responders climbed in twin towers after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. At the end of the field was...
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 reverse. Fast forward to today, and he is helping to pave the way for a state-of-the-art student housing facility named Raider Village at Northwest Florida...
