More than 60 community leaders, donors, volunteers and staff members gathered in Santa Rosa Beach on Feb. 5 to celebrate the official groundbreaking at the future home of Habitat for Humanity of Walton County ReStore. The new location, set to open in late 2020, is located at 2260 U.S....
The 2020 Blue Lake Christian Writers Retreat (BLCWR) will be held March 25-28 at Blue Lake Camp located just north of the Alabama-Florida state line. The retreat offers a unique opportunity for writers, or aspiring writers, to develop writing abilities and to pitch their work for publication.
Various registration options...
The mission of IMPACT 100 of Northwest Florida, Inc. is to financially support nonprofit organizations in Okaloosa and Walton Counties. Created in 2012, IMPACT 100 of Northwest Florida has awarded $2.7 million in grants to local nonprofit organizations including five $101,600 grants in 2019.
IMPACT 100 of Northwest Florida is...
Shiitake Mushroom Production Workshop
Learn the basics of shiitake mushroom production at the Walton County Extension Office located at 732 N. 9th St., DeFuniak Springs on Thursday, February 27th from 4 - 7 p.m. Participants will take home two hardwood logs inoculated with mushroom spawn at this hands-on workshop using...
By Chris J. Ogle, Local native and lifelong ocean lover
If you happen upon local artist Harley Van Hyning, you will likely feel his artistic vibes immediately. His always smiling persona exudes a love for the ocean—especially surfing and fishing. Born and raised in the local area, Harley has found...
By Rita L. Sherwood
Walton County is one of the fastest growing counties in the state of Florida, and the demand for an alternative learning environment is here. Enter South Walton Academy, (SWA) the only school of its kind within a three hour drive on the Emerald Coast. And what...
NWFSC Partners with Crestview Technology Park and the Hsu Educational Foundation to launch Airframe and Powerplant programming in the Panhandle
The Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC) Board of Trustees recently unanimously approved a long-term lease with the Crestview Technology Air Park (CTAP) at Bob Sikes Airport and a Memorandum of...
By Chris Balzar
I have been in the home improvement industry for more than 17 years and have heard just about all the sales gimmicks and cheeky techniques used by sales people to wow customers. One slightly stretched story I heard about radiant barrier is that radiant barrier was developed...
