This past October, Alaqua Animal Refuge Founder Laurie Hood traveled to Grand Bahama Island on a mission with Animal Wellness Action (AWA) to assess three farms and their surviving animals that were almost completely demolished by Hurricane Dorian back in August of this year. The catastrophic category 5 hurricane...
Local Single Mom Becomes First-Time Homeowner
Aaron’s, Warrick Dunn Charities and Habitat for Humanity Make it Happen
A resilient single mother became a first-time homeowner through Habitat for Humanity of Walton County when she walked through the door for the first time in January. Nancy was shocked to find each room...
Niceville Valparaiso Chamber Awards Celebration & Officer Installation Dinner
Please join the Niceville-Valparaiso Chamber for its awards, recognition, and the traditional passing of the gavel, all while dining on the Main Stage at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, from 6 - 9 p.m. Past Chairman...
Give the Gift that Keeps On Giving!
Join our Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA) team with a membership for you, your family, and your friends to help us in the mission of sustaining healthy local waterways through monitoring, education, restoration and research. Go to basinalliance.org for more information on memberships,...
By Peggy Brockman, Author and Speaker, Executive Director, United for a Good Cause, Inc., Hope Squad Master Trainer Certified
On February 26, I received that call no parent or grandparent ever wants to receive. One of my grandsons had attempted to take his own life – he attempted to commit...
The Way; God’s call on an Ordinary Family to His Extraordinary Life
by local author Amy Boykin
Imagine having a life that looks abundant to the outside world. An amazing husband, four healthy wonderful kids, two successful businesses, adoring friends, and a great community and church. To the world it...
By Valerie Burrelle, Impact 100 Communication Chair And Board Of Directors
IMPACT 100 of Northwest Florida awarded five grant recipients $101,600 each for 2019. Since its conception in 2012, IMPACT 100 NWF has awarded 2.7 million dollars to nonprofits in Okaloosa and Walton counties.
Arts and Culture Recipient – Muscogee Nation...
By Dee Cruce
Let’s celebrate and praise the Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center (ECCAC), celebrating 20 years of life-changing service within our community. With a mission of preventing child abuse and neglect, protecting children, and restoring the lives and futures of those impacted, the ECCAC fills a crucial need locally...
By Bill Allison, Director, Strategic Workforce Solutions at Northwest Florida State College
We don’t know much about Steven Hurst’s background, but what we do know is at some point he made a poor decision that landed him in Sheriff Michael Atkinson’s jail in Walton County. Steven’s actions resulted in him...
