Special Olympics Northwest Florida Continues Despite the Pandemic!
The first Special Olympics was held on August 2, 1968. Since then, the program has impacted millions, and continues to do so more with...
Shelter House 5th Annual Palate & Palette February 6th
Save the date for Shelter House’s 5th Annual Palate & Palette Dinner to be held February 6, 2021! This year, the event will feature...
Walton/Okaloosa Counties & Area Hospitals Receive First Round of Covid-19 Vaccines
The Florida Department of Health in Walton and Okaloosa Counties has approached COVID-19 vaccination efforts similarly to the planning structure of previous vaccination programs...
Reflections on 2020, Hope in 2021
“Unprecedented” is the Word for 2020
By Dave White, Publisher, SoWal Life & PCB Life
Users of the online dictionary, Dictionary.com, voted “unprecedented” as the People’s...
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation Appoints Demetrius Fuller as Chief Executive Officer
The Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF), a not-for-profit charitable arts organization founded in 1995 to be Northwest Florida’s champion of cultural arts and arts...
LJ Schooners Chili Cook Off Benefits CALM
LJ Schooners Dockside Restaurant & Oyster Bar held its 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off in November where 12 competitors battled over best chili to raise...
Ask Dr. Marty: Inactivity
QUESTION:
I heard that a lack of activity is the new “smoking” in regard to the negative effects on health. Exactly what does that mean?...
Be a Steward of the Business You Lead
By Ricky Harper, C12 Group
Some years ago, I did service work in hospitals. Two of the hospitals that I frequented had strikingly different cultures....
Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County Rebrands as One Okaloosa EDC
The Economic Development Council of Okaloosa County (“EDC”) will now be known as One Okaloosa EDC. Along with the name change, there is a...
