Walton County Coastal Library sponsors “Winter Community Programs” Wednesdays, Jan 8th – March 4th 2020 at 10:00 am. Winter Community Programs are designed for our adult community and families having educational and entertaining value while learning about our community and neighbors. Upcoming events: January 8, 2020 Film Screening Documentary – Southwest FL Mangrove Coast – Nic Stoltzfus and Elam Stolzfus “Southwest […]

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  December rolls in to the park with chilly temperatures, red berries on the Yaupon Holly trees and the start of Prescribed Fire season. Prescribed Fires are an important natural resource management tool the park uses to help stabilize the ecosystems with the park, reduce excess brush, return nutrients to the soil and encourage new […]

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“I’ll be home for Christmas,” is something pets at the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) are hoping Santa will help them sing (in barks and meows). Play Santa, so they won’t sing “Blue Christmas” instead. Dressed in their holiday finery — there’s even a half-antler costume representing the Grinch’s dog, Max — PAWS pets will […]

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  The Winter Holidays are upon us, and so is the end of the first semester of School in the Walton County School District.  It has been a phenomenal first half of the school year, with many amazing happenings throughout our district. Our teachers and students have worked diligently to meet the challenges of the […]

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Santa at Grand Boulevard: 2-4 p.m. Every Saturday, Santa Claus will be visiting Grand Boulevard for photos. Abrakadoodle Art Education and Parties will offer free, kid-friendly, holiday arts and crafts while waiting. 495 Grand Blvd., Miramar Beach. Santa at Havana Beach Bar & Grill Join Havana Beach Bar & Grill for a kid-friendly breakfast buffet, featuring […]

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Dec. 1-31: Baytowne on Ice Dust off those skates and get in the winter spirit at The Village of Baytowne Wharf’s Baytowne on Ice. For visitors who miss the cold and ice, the seasonal ice rink is the perfect opportunity to share some of your favorite holiday traditions. Ice rink is open daily, but hours vary. […]

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By Lori Leath Smith Local Special Olympics Florida founder Charlie McFarland has something in common with Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics iconic national founder. Like Eunice, Charlie believes in the spirit and souls of those who have special needs. Even though Charlie passed the baton to current Director Pamela Sparks, for 40 years he committed […]

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Walton County Tax Collector Rhonda Skipper returned unspent revenues totaling $1,706,673.60 to various taxing authorities representing the citizens of Walton County on October 31, 2019. “We are pleased to be able to return to the Board of County Commissioners and other taxing authorities their proportionate share of the unspent revenues generated by the Walton County […]

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NW Florida’s safe, local transportation app, has partnered with Scenic Hwy. 30A’s The Hub (Hub30A.com), located near WaterSound in Santa Rosa Beach. Beginning the week of Thanksgiving, guests can be picked up and dropped off at a spot where drivers can easily find them, and a standard street sign, with GoVetted’s logo, will act as a […]

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By Dee Cruce Let’s celebrate and praise the Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center, (ECCAC) celebrating 20 years of life-changing service within our community. With a mission of preventing child abuse and neglect, protecting children, and restoring the lives and futures of those impacted, the ECCAC fills a crucial need locally between two locations in Niceville […]

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