Jolly Jubilee 2020
Now through Dec. 20
Join Destin Commons for a series of holiday happenings now through Christmas. With the 50’ Christmas tree as a backdrop, Destin Commons creates the premier holiday atmosphere with 10 large reindeer topiary shrubs, multiple Christmas trees, Christmas carolers, and live performances! Check Facebook for...
By Samuel King Jr.
More than 30 officers and enlisted military members were among the first to join the newly formed United States Space Force during a recent swearing in ceremony. Those members were former Airmen with the 20th Space Control Squadron. After being sworn in to the new military...
The Panhandle 2-1-1 Helpline recently added texting service. Residents who need help finding housing, food assistance or counseling in Okaloosa or Walton counties can text their zip code to 898211.
The Panhandle 2-1-1 Helpline is a program of Chautauqua Healthcare Services of Lakeview. Texting is convenient and improves access to...
There are many families in our area in economic distress. So, ECCAC will again be implementing two holiday initiatives:
ECCAC’s annual Adopt-a-Family program:
The non-profit organization is seeking donors who will purchase gifts for individual families who have been identified by the Center. Sign up to Adopt-a-Family online at www.eccac.org,...
The Gulfarium’s C.A.R.E. Center successfully released four rehabilitated sea turtles on Oct. 27, 2020 at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park off of W. Cty. Hwy .30A. Despite the rainy weather, there were smiling faces all around as the Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center released some of its recent patients. “It’s been...
By Aether Van Dyke
The holiday season seems to bring out a spirit of giving in nearly everyone. Family members become more aware of each other during this time, people often feel the urge to help complete strangers, and parents are inclined to make sure their children have the best...
Equine Assisted Therapy Program to Support Military Veterans
Alaqua Animal Refuge has officially partnered with The HOPE Project to offer equine assisted therapy to military veterans and service members suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The partnership was a natural fit as both use rescue horses for hope, healing, and...
By Lori Leath Smith, Publisher
A spirit of thankfulness is an active choice. To be thankful rather than to complain takes a conscious act of the will. Our response to situations and circumstances, positive and negative, make a huge difference in the outcome. In positive psychology research, gratitude is strongly...
By Corey Dobridnia, PIO, Walton County Sheriff’s Office
School hallways can be chaotic—a lot like kicking over an ant pile. When the bell sounds, hundreds of students pour from classrooms into the narrow corridors. Most of the time it’s a mad rush to the next class.
But for some kids, chaos...
