“I don’t ever want Dog-Harmony to be sad. When we receive a dog, that’s where their story begins. We don’t get caught up in whatever happened before.”

FORT WALTON BEACH — The spirit of Christmas was in the air Tuesday for the special needs clients of the Arc of the Emerald Coast. That is, when First Florida Bank staff not only delivered Christmas trees to their homes, but worked side-by-side with the clients to decorate them, also. The Arc of the Emerald Coast relies on these donations and those from the community to continue providing the personal support services required for the men, women and children with autism, [...]

CrestviewArvil & Jane Barnes, $100 DestinHog's Breath Saloon of Destin, in memory of Jerry Dormiry, $500 Mary EstherShirley Tatum, in memory of my son, Brett Matthews, $50Marilyn McGlaughn, Marilyn in Memory of John, $100 Miramar BeachWilliam & Christine Zollinger, $100Bob & Judy Elgin, [...]

The overall property would have the potential of containing more than 900 single-family homes.

A tractor-trailer driver that lost control at the scene of an accident on Interstate 10 struck and killed a construction worker Friday morning.According to a Florida Highway Patrol press release, Bobby Steed, 29, of Orlando, was approaching an accident scene at 10:23 a.m. at mile marker 46 in Okaloosa County at the time of the fatal crash.FHP noted that Steed's 2012 Freightliner semi was traveling west in the outside lane of the highway and that was where a construction crew [...]