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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...
Victory Village will receive $2 million from Florida’s Framework for Freedom Budget for fiscal year 2023-24 signed by Governor Ron DeSantis on June 15, 2023. The funding will be used to purchase 80 acres of land from the U.S. Air Force which will be used to develop a military...
The Story of Ruby Elzy and Our Local Connection to Black Diva of the Thirties By Jené McCracken Part 1: Meeting Opportunity “She was a member of the family,” Ed McCracken, founding President of Okaloosa-Walton Junior College (now...
The Democratic Women's Club of Walton County abolished $1,670,497.85 of medical debt for 1,971 needy families and individuals in six counties in the Florida Panhandle. Coordinating closely with the national non-profit organization RIP Medical Debt, which buys large amounts of medical debt in bulk at drastically reduced...
By Ramsey Lawrence, Embrace Florida Kids For many of us, remembering our childhood brings back happy memories: holidays spent with family, playing outside with siblings and friends, field trips, summer camps and home-cooked meals with parents. For thousands of children in Florida, this is...
In a heartwarming turn of events, two resilient shelter dogs, Red and Gunner, have found their forever homes after enduring lengthy stays at Alaqua Animal Refuge. Red, with an astonishing 593 days of waiting, and Gunner, with 582 days, captivated the hearts of staff and volunteers during...
A new, regional Aquatic Center, a state‐of‐the‐art aquatic facility, is set to be constructed in Niceville, which would include a 50-meter, Olympic-sized pool. The center aims to provide a wide range of aquatic programs for locals and promote community well‐being as well as stimulate economic growth.
By Christopher Manson “I’m most proud that this District values three things – academics, the arts, and athletics,” Okaloosa County School District Superintendent Marcus Chambers says. “We’ve taken a strong stance to provide students with opportunities to be engaged while they’re...
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