June Fishing Report

By Cali Hlavac As we ease into summer and reopening our economy, vacationers are hitting the area by the droves – and we are so...

COVID-19 Hometown Heroes: Part 2

By Rita L. Sherwood We are truly blessed to live in such a giving community; our local heroes are almost too many to count. In...

Gov. Ron DeSantis Rolls Out Phase 2

Safe. Smart. Step-By-Step. Plan Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Florida’s move into Phase 2 of his Safe. Smart. Step-By-Step. Plan for Florida’s Recovery with Executive Order...

So Others May Live: Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers, Saving Lives, Defying...

By Martha J. LaGuardia-Kotite, former Captain USCG Immense Pacific Ocean seas rolled ashore. The frigid salt water swept into the mouth of the Oregon cave...

A Pastor’s Ponderings: Father’s Day Tech

By Rick Moore As we consider Father’s Day and what it means, is it possible that technology is our friend and not our foe? Yes,...

Coupons June 2020

Meet Balenda Hetzel – our Local Pro

Seasoned mortgage extraordinaire and lifelong resident of the Florida panhandle As Regional Production Manager for Inlanta Mortgage, Inc., Balenda brings over 18 years of experience...

Local Business Highlight: SimpleHR Offers Solutions

Managing an organization is a full-time commitment and a business owner’s top priority. The day to day can become easily consumed by administrative responsibilities, vast...

Look Ahead

By Lisa Cyr Here I am again, on the back porch enjoying my hedge of clumping bamboo. The ongoing joke for the last three years...

Walton County

By Sean Dietrich There is a faint smell of smoke in Walton County this morning. It’s a little hazy, but not too bad. I can...