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...
By Stacy Lingenfelter Sarikanon, Stunning Spaces – Decorating Den Interiors
Stay in your easy chair and join the legions of homeowners who are rediscovering the familiar comforts of home! With the advent of large-screened televisions and in-home movie rooms, home has truly become the “in” place to be after a...
Niceville
8/25 North Miami Beach Home
Won 61-0
9/1 Milton Home
Won 42-7
9/7 Lincoln, Tallahassee Home
Lost 28-14
9/15 Chiles Away
Won 19-14
9/22 Choctawhatchee Home
9/29 Crestview Home
10/6 Pine Forest, Pensacola Home
10/20 Leon, Tallahassee Home
10/26 Mosley, Lynn Haven Away
11/3 Navarre Home
Freeport
8/25 Destin Home
Lost 31-15
9/1 Jay Home
Lost 20-14
9/8 Liberty County, Bristol Away
Lost 20-17
9/15 Cottondale Home
Won 42-36
9/22 Vernon Away
9/29...
Highway Dedication Ceremony Honoring Mayor Randall Wise, a 48-Year Public Servant
The City of Niceville will dedicate Partin Drive/State Road 285 from Hwy. 20 to College Blvd. in honor of the late Mayor Randall Wise. This event will celebrate the legacy of Mayor Wise, who dedicated nearly 49 years of...
The 3rd Annual Wentz Brothers’ Festival of Fears Continues to Become Bigger & Better
The Wentz Brothers invite one and all to their third annual Festival of Fears haunted attraction in Fort Walton Beach. This year’s event promises to be bigger and better than the last, opening in a new...
By Jené McCracken
Professor McCracken was a nationally known educator whose specialty was education management and organization. He was half of a U. S. Bureau of Education team visiting black colleges to assess results of a survey. While in the Rust College President’s office, they heard the strains of a...
