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OAA Celebrates Student Creativity at 16th Annual Poster Contest The Okaloosa Arts Alliance (OAA) recently hosted its 16th Annual Okaloosa County School Poster Contest, themed...

Local Designer to Create Visual Art and Merchandising for Groundbreaking Animated Feature. Clint Eagar, the internationally acclaimed artist and designer known for his emotionally charged,...

July Art & Events Schedule Kids & Teens: Create Art Camp (Ages 6–12) – Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10 AM–2 PM | $50 Preschool Art Camp...

By Helen Petre The beach is a hard place to live. It is constantly bombarded by wind and waves. There is no place to hide...

DeFuniak Springs Approves Scenic Walton’s Linear Park Concept A vision for a new green space in West DeFuniak Springs is one step closer to reality....

374 Combat Missions, One Local Hero’s Legacy:  Wayne Warner’s Story of Service and Survival By Michelle Ruschman When veteran, attorney and author Wayne Warner thinks about the...

Without school routines, kids can experience a “summer slide” where they forget some of what they’ve learned — especially in math. The good news?...

As the weather gets warmer across the state and alligator mating season approaches, Florida’s state reptile, the American alligator, can become more active and...

  By Sean Dietrich “Why do we celebrate the Fourth of July?” my 6-year-old niece asked me. We were by the swimming pool. It was the perfect...

Niceville Biology Instructor Wins Statewide Charter School Award Sean Gordon, a biology instructor at Collegiate High School in Niceville, has been named a 2025 Charter...