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“Growth!” That is how Scott Burt of the Emerald Coast Boat & Lifestyle Show described this year’s event, which returns to Panama City Beach...

By Lori Smith  Freeport’s hometown rodeo is back — and it’s more than just a night of bulls, broncs and barrel racing. The 7th Annual...

By Carolyn Newcomer Ketchel This year we celebrate the 250th year of the birth of the United States. The Revolutionary War was fought for a...

By Teresa Halverson, Business Development/Community Relations, The Manor at Bluewater Bay The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is removing 285 procedures labeled inpatient-only, or...

By Barbara Palmgren Having worked with Jonathan Holmes, Aerospace Museum Curator at the Air Force Armament Museum located on Eglin Air Force Base and easily...

By Nick Tomecek, Okaloosa County PIO The Okaloosa County America 250 Commission held its first meeting on Thursday, February 5, 2026, in Shalimar to discuss...

The Person Behind the Music, the Moments, and the Magic  By Lori Smith I’ll admit it — when I first sat down to write this, I...

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Denise David has joined Life Media Group as an Advertising Executive. Since moving to Okaloosa County in 2022, she has taken an active role...

Along the Emerald Coast, where neighbors still value a handshake and quality work speaks for itself, Jon and Brittany Younker have built Dirty N...