Shane Abbott Op-Ed: Preserving Florida’s Wildlife Corridor

By Shane Abbott The Florida Wildlife Corridor stretches across our state and covers around 17.7 million acres of land. Here in Walton County, we are...

Grin and Bear it: Coexisting With the Other Locals

By Jamie Zimchek It’s nearly midnight. Suddenly, there’s the sort of crash outside that gives a person heart palpitations. Prowling cautiously around the corner, you...

Local Dining, Drinks and Coffee August 2022

Austons on 98 Offering a raw bar, happy hour and live music, Austons is home of the 102-foot bar including 32 beers on draft. Some...

Meet Our Hometown Hero Stephanie Wedel

One Woman’s Mission to Destroy Niceville’s Drug and Alcohol Problems By Christopher Saul, midbaynews.com Freedom Life Compass serves as a bridge between active rehabilitation like you...

LiveOak Fiber to Invest $100M in Okaloosa County Fiber Network

LiveOak Fiber, a newly formed broadband service provider, is investing $100 million to construct and operate a next-generation high-speed fiber optic network in Okaloosa...

Be BearWise: Follow FWC’s Bear Necessities This Fall

Fall is approaching and that means Florida black bears are traveling and searching for food. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reminds you...

Mid-Bay Bridge Rotary’s Second Annual Cornhole Tournament a Success

Mid-Bay Bridge Rotary held its Second Annual Charity Cornhole Tournament Saturday, July 16, at 3rd Planet Brewing, with net proceeds topping 2021. More than 30...

20 Questions on the Coast: Diane Freeman, Executive Director of A...

By Michelle Jannazo Good morning, Diane! Let me first ask, are you originally from Florida? Yes, I’m a Florida girl! I was born and raised in...

Okaloosa Public Arts Call to Artists!

By Toni Dineen, OPA Secretary/Historian Okaloosa Public Arts (OPA) has many exciting opportunities for artists to share their talents in the upcoming months including our...

Road to Redemption: Shanna’s Story of God’s Intervention

By Victoria Ostrosky Domestic. Backyard barbeques, washing dishes, mowing lawns, bedtime stories, popcorn and a movie on the couch. Peaceful, happy scenes that give us...