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By Heather Bennett This year I am Thankful to be spending the holidays with family once again. It’s been too long for some, and although we may feel like we are returning to a sense of normalcy this holiday season, there is still an ongoing need for giving. Too many...

NWFSC Partners with Seacoast and Seaside School Foundation In September, Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC), Seacoast Collegiate High School and The Seaside School Foundation partnered to construct a new educational facility at the College’s South Walton Center. The new facility, named Seacoast Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State College,...

“We couldn’t have done it without you.” That was the message of thankfulness that Helen Dunham delivered to all the supporters and sponsors of the Hammock Bay Pickle Ball Tournament & Fundraiser and Dink for Pink raffle held in October to raise money in support of local women who...

By Kenneth Books Twenty years ago, those who knew Jersey Gambrone would have never expected him to live this long. He spent his days feeding out of garbage cans, sleeping on couches, in his car and in the street. and trying to support his heroin addiction, with no future, no...

By Mike Mahon In the spring of 2012 Maury Hanks, founder and president of Global Sports, received a phone call from Steve Forbes, the highly successful men’s basketball coach at Northwest Florida State College. Forbes had known about Hanks’ reputation for hosting college basketball tournaments and thought Northwest Florida State...

On October 19th, 2020, Betty Joyce Thomas, one of the four founders of Rocky Bayou Christian School, passed away. Many students expressed respect and appreciation for her influence on their lives. One former student penned, “To some who crossed her path, Joyce Thomas was just an English teacher who...

By Kenneth Books In 1971, the Vietnam War was in full swing, as were the protests against it. The 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave voting rights to 18-year-olds. Disney World opened in Orlando. And young Lannie Corbin was hired as city clerk at his home town of Niceville. Today, Lannie,...

From Okaloosa County Superintendent Marcus Chambers As we enter the second month of the 2021-2022 Okaloosa County School District school year, our employees are busy ensuring that every student receives a world-class education in a safe environment. We are focused on the mental health of our students as it is...

Freeport HS 8/20 Kickoff Classic Walton Home 8/27 Bozeman Home 9/3 Jay Home 9/10 Holmes County Away 9/17 Blountstown Home 9/24 Chipley Away 10/1 Wewa Away 10/8 North Bay Haven Away 10/15 Open 10/22 Rocky Bayou Homecoming/Sr Nt 10/29 Sunshine State Athletic Conference 11/5 Sunshine State Athletic Conference Games start at 7 p.m. Regional Playoffs Nov 12, 19, 26 State Semifinals Dec 3 State Championship...