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By Stacy Lingenfelter Sarikanon, Stunning Spaces – Decorating Den Interiors Your living room, like your lifestyle is uniquely personal! And, because this room is often the room you share with others, it is very important that it reflect your own likes and dislikes!

By Carolyn Newcomer Ketchel, Okaloosa County Commissioner, District 2 Many of us patriotic individuals refer to the military aircraft that fly over our area daily as “The Sound of Freedom.” However, there is a new movie called the Sound of Freedom in theatres as this goes to press....

By Julie A. Martin, Licensed Agent FL It’s the middle of summer, and you just heard on the radio that a Category 4 storm is about to hit in your area. What should you do to prepare? Stocking up on non-perishable food and bottled...

By Lori Leath Smith Publisher Note: It is always an honor to write about a Hometown Hero. For many, the word hero brings a particular image or personality to mind. Yet, our heroes vary in age and are as unique and special as the...

By Angie Toole, Niceville Exchange Club President Starting on September 9, close to 400 flags will be on display at the Mullet Festival Fairgrounds for the 10th year, honoring those who gave their lives in the service of their country.

“I played tennis up until college and started playing pickleball, because I had some time on my hands during COVID. I loved it. It’s a fun game.”~ Jeff Harris, Owner of Run With It and Pickleball at the Palms Back in 2016, I was...

By Barbara Palmgren There is an old saying, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Neighbors and friends of Bluewater Bay are working hard to save their village. In the next few months, they will make a decision to either preserve the precious...

You’re Invited to the Importance of a Community-Based Estuary Program, Sept. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Crosspoint Church Niceville, Room 800 on the 2nd floor of the Chandler Center (NW door of 519 Helms St.). Attendees will discuss the importance of estuaries, and how connecting the birds...

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 take water, the most crucial element in the world, for granted. The...

Resilience and Courage Define One Hopeful Place’s Sherry Jones By Doug Stauffer This story began four decades ago and details the extraordinary journey of a local girl who, at the tender age of 18 and fresh out of high school, found herself...