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It was a foot-stomping, knee-slapping old-fashioned hillbilly Tuesday morning as Dennis “Moonshine” Rader introduced his unique performance style to the appreciative Destin snowbirds. The laughter was second only to the thunderous applause as he received a standing ovation. If you missed him or would just like to enjoy more of him, he will be performing at the Destin Community Center Sunday evening, Jan. 21. Tickets are just $10 at the door.Next Tuesday the snowbirds [...]

Come join the fun by registering from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 5, at Faith Assembly Hall at 306 S Geronimo St. in  Miramar Beach. A membership fee of $10 per person buys you friendship, special offers and a chance at door prizes. Dozens of activities (most of them free to members) offer something for everyone. But even better are the new friends you’ll make here in your winter nesting place. Full information can be found at waltoncountysnowbirds.comThe next [...]

Walter Cruickshank, the director of the Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, said his agency still is conducting analyses on sites nationwide.

Walter Cruickshank, the director of the Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, said his agency still is conducting analyses on sites nationwide.

FORT WALTON BEACH — This year’s Libertarian Party of Florida convention will be next month in Fort Walton Beach. The Future of Freedom event will be Feb. 23-25 at the Ramada Plaza Fort Walton Beach Resort, 1500 Miracle Strip Parkway SE. “Delegates for the Libertarian Party national convention will be selected at this meeting,” Anna Marie Morris, chairman for the Libertarian Party of Bay County, stated in a press release. “Pre- [...]

DESTIN — Local businessman Dewey Destin recently confirmed a sea change in his dispute with the city over an easement/public access road at the planned Capt. Royal Melvin Heritage Park and Plaza.The 0.77-acre park site is at 206 Harbor Blvd. with Dewey Destin’s Harborside Restaurant to the west, Brotula’s Seafood House and Steamer and the Destin Fishing Fleet Marina to the east, Destin [...]

Q: My Windows update has stopped working. I have it set up to automatically notify me when there are updates, but I have the settings so that I can install when convenient for me. When I tried to run updates, I receive the message "Windows Update cannot currently check for updates, because the service is not running. You may need to restart your computer."I checked and the service is set to start up upon booting and is running per the Windows task manager. [...]

President delivers new support to the anti-abortion movement

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — They were starved and shackled to their beds, sometimes for months. They were beaten and choked. They were given scant medical care, often denied use of a toilet and allowed to shower but once a year. They lived mostly at night, out of sight of neighbors, and knew virtually nothing of the outside world.And yet, some of the children of David and Louise Turpin hatched an escape plan.[gh:iframe src="https://omny.fm/shows/ap-news- [...]