April brings the beginning of our Florida State Assessments for Reading and Writing across the district. Teachers have been diligently preparing our students for success on these statewide assessments since the beginning of the school year, giving them the tools they need to excel in all categories. We wish them all the very best of […]

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This week saw a few milestones in the world of television. First, this week saw global subscriptions to online-video streaming services overtake cable subscriptions, according to the Motion Picture Association of America’s 2018 report. (Source – Bloomberg) Approximately 613 million people around the world regularly use a service such as Amazon or Netflix, – up […]

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Local Author and Artist Team up to Support the Friends of South Walton Sea Turtles Soon the Sea Turtle nesting season will be upon us. Millions of beachgoers will flood the Beaches of South Walton, enjoying their fun in the sun. Beginning around May 31st and continuing through October, those visitors will be greeted by […]

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With Spring in full swing, you can find tons of family fun in South Walton. From concerts and events to wine festivals and Earth Day celebrations with fun activities for the kids, South Walton has endless adventures to enjoy this month. See what’s going on around town, visit www.visitsouthwalton.com. Spotlight Events: April 11-14: Sandestin Wine […]

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Plan to join the South Walton Children’s Chorus for their Swing into Spring Concert on May 5th, 2019 at Christ The King Episcopal Church, located at 480 N. Hwy 393, Santa Rosa Beach. The free concert starts at 1:00pm and will be followed by a reception celebrating the end of another successful season. “Our chorus […]

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Spring has sprung! It is a wonderful time to experience all of your senses during your visit to Topsail Hill Preserve State Park in April. You will see the snowy plovers foraging for food amongst the dunes. You will hear the ospreys as they soar to their nest. You will smell the wildflowers in bloom, […]

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The Green Thumb Garden Club will meet at 9:45 AM on April 17th at the Linkside Bayside Ballroom in Sandestin.  The meeting will feature Earth Day Celebration with annuals, perennials, bulbs, and propagation by Marie Harrison.  Marie Harrison is a local author who has written four gardening books for the Panhandle that are available on […]

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Pawsitive Love Foundation is leading the way to help give our Veterans their lives back. A 501(c)3 corporation founded right here in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, by South Walton local Steve Kotowski, Pawsitive Love Foundation is dedicated to providing properly trained service dogs to children and Veterans. Steve’s passion is to always improve and that […]

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By Esther Lynn Hemphill There is a popular game show on television where contestants are asked to answer questions by selecting from a multiple-choice list. If a contestant is stumped, they are given three lifelines, three chances to reach out to someone else for help. One of those lifelines is to “phone a friend.” These […]

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Santa Rosa Beach — Local non-profit, Fore Her, will host it’s Fifth Annual Tea Fore Her fundraiser on April 6 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Vue on 30a. Guests are encouraged to dress up and grab a friend for an afternoon of tea, lunch, decadent desserts and champagne in support of Fore Her’s […]

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