April 2023




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Veteran Health Is Your Health

​ Dr Robert Howard Explains According to a recent survey by the Cleveland Clinic, “physician-dodging” is a disturbing status quo for men between the ages of 35 and 54. Only 43% of that middle-aged cohort reported seeing their doctors for annual physicals. That percentage increases as men get older — when serious illnesses pretty much compel them to see a professional — but even then, it’s treated as a last resort, and many of the patients aren’t on their best behavior. In the study, 65% of respondents said they avoid going to the doctor as long as possible. When they do go, over a quarter of them customarily withhold information from their doctors. Some even admitted to years of lying to their doctors, in fear of hearing a dreaded diagnosis.  Read More

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Marc Jordan and Amy Sky – Award Winning Singer Songwriters

​ A songwriter’s songwriter, Marc Jordan is best known for writing (along with John Capek) “Rhythm of My Heart,” the 1991 smash for Rod Stewart. Marc’s songs have been recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Joe Cocker, Diana Ross, Cher, Chicago, Bette Midler, Natalie Cole, Kenny Loggins, Kim Carnes and the Manhattan Transfer, to name a few. MORE at www.luxelifediscovered.com Beside releasing her own successful albums and singles, Sky, 62, has written for a host of A-listers; several collaborations with Olivia Newton-John stand out as career highlights.This debut stab at joining musical forces has both forged fresh takes on classics and introduced new, original compositions.Covers include Tom Petty’s Free Fallin’, The Beach Boys’s God Only Knows and Bonnie Raitt’s You. Choosing material was not an exercise in exact science. “It was more trial and error,” Sky said. “One or the other of us would come up with ideas and what we tried to do was not just do the songs you normally think of as duets, but try and find songs that stylistically blend in with both of us and have some relevance to our history, and then try to make it into a duet.”Duets may sound like sweet musical magic to the masses’ untrained ears. Hearing how the sausage is actually made lends fresh perspective. Terms and phrases, such as “accommodating range” and “the challenge of singing into each other’s phrasing,” crop up when Sky is quizzed about the often-tedious recording process and its “challenges. ”“You have to be humble. Because... Read More

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Marc Jordan and Amy Sky – Award Winning Singer Songwriters

A songwriter’s songwriter, Marc Jordan is best known for writing (along with John Capek) “Rhythm of My Heart,” the 1991 smash for Rod Stewart. Marc’s songs have been recorded by Bonnie Raitt, Joe Cocker, Diana Ross, Cher, Chicago, Bette Midler, Natalie Cole, Kenny Loggins, Kim Carnes and the Manhattan Transfer, to name a few. Beside releasing her own successful albums and singles, Sky, 62, has written for a host of A-listers; several collaborations with Olivia Newton-John stand out as career highlights.This debut stab at joining musical forces has both forged fresh takes on classics and introduced new, original compositions.Covers include Tom Petty’s Free Fallin’, The Beach Boys’s God Only Knows and Bonnie Raitt’s You.Choosing material was not an exercise in exact science.“It was more trial and error,” Sky said. “One or the other of us would come up with ideas and what we tried to do was not just do the songs you normally think of as duets, but try and find songs that stylistically blend in with both of us and have some relevance to our history, and then try to make it into a duet.”Duets may sound like sweet musical magic to the masses’ untrained ears. Hearing how the sausage is actually made lends fresh perspective. Terms and phrases, such as “accommodating range” and “the challenge of singing into each other’s phrasing,” crop up when Sky is quizzed about the often-tedious recording process and its “challenges.”“You have to be humble. Because it’s not, ‘My way or the highway.’... Read More

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Veteran Health Is Your Health

Dr Robert Howard Explains According to a recent survey by the Cleveland Clinic, “physician-dodging” is a disturbing status quo for men between the ages of 35 and 54. Only 43% of that middle-aged cohort reported seeing their doctors for annual physicals. That percentage increases as men get older — when serious illnesses pretty much compel them to see a professional — but even then, it’s treated as a last resort, and many of the patients aren’t on their best behavior. In the study, 65% of respondents said they avoid going to the doctor as long as possible. When they do go, over a quarter of them customarily withhold information from their doctors. Some even admitted to years of lying to their doctors, in fear of hearing a dreaded diagnosis. Read More

ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS LEND HELPING HAND TO LOCAL VETERAN STRUGGLING TO KEEP HIS ANIMALS CONTAINED

Walton County Animal Control responded to an elderly man’s home who was having trouble keeping his livestock contained. Instead of citing him, they decide to lend a helping hand. Over the last few months, animal control officers have received complaints regarding goats roaming into neighbors’ yards on Elmwood Road in Mossy Head. Animal Control Officer Cary Miller responded to the area and soon formed a friendship with the goat’s owner. An elderly veteran who had served twenty years in the United States Army. “I explained the situation and that neighbors were complaining about his goats getting out of the fence,” says Miller. “He was always incredibly apologetic. Told me he was doing his best to keep them contained, but he had health issues that limited his ability to do manual work.” After speaking with the resident for a while, ACO Miller learned the owner had lost his home in a fire in November of 2022, and he was just now getting back on his feet. “I noticed his animals were well taken care of, but I did give him the option to surrender the animals to the shelter if they were too much for him to continue care for considering all the hardships he’d been through recently,” says Miller. “He didn’t want to give them up, and I could tell he cared for his animals. So, I knew we had to help.” Animal Control Officers Cary Miller, CJ Eastling, and Animal Control Supervisor Joe Everett used their own money to... Read More

Top Things To Do At St. Andrews State Park

  When you visit Panama City Beach, you’re sure to find plenty of fun both on and off the water. At St. Andrews State Park, there’s no shortage of ecotourism activities for you to enjoy within the 1,200-acres of undisturbed forests, sand dunes and miles of beautiful beaches. Here are a few of our top   Read More


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