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community September 1, 2020

ECCAC monthly focus on prevention programs

Along with providing many services to children who have experienced abuse, abandonment or neglect, the Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center (ECCAC) also has significant prevention programs in place. According to Jasie Landeros, who heads up the prevention department as ECCAC’s Outreach Program Manager, “Because of the COVID-19 pandemic impacting our ability to go into the […]

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community September 1, 2020

Is Homeschool an Option for Your Family?

By Heather Bennett Coronavirus has left the 2020-21 school year looking very different for many traditional students along The Emerald Coast. Whether parents chose the in-school or virtual distance learning option, this school year will be a memorable one for many. Students are either learning to navigate the new social distancing regulations set in place […]

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community September 1, 2020

Choctawhatchee Oyster Gardening Creates a Splash under Local Docks

By Alison “Ali” Jean, CBA Education Technician My title may be an Education Technician, but I am a multi-faceted employee at Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA). Of the many roles I play within our organization, my favorite is the manager of our Choctawhatchee Oyster Gardening Program where volunteer oyster gardeners raise oysters at their dock for our […]

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Events, Featured September 1, 2020

International Coastal Clean Up Slated for Sept. 26th in South Walton

Friends of South Walton Sea Turtles, in partnership with Visit South Walton, will once again host the International Coastal Cleanup in its new form for 2020.  As many things have changed in the era of Covid-19, so has the way that we will approach our local coastal cleanup.  This year’s ICC will look different as communities around […]

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Featured September 1, 2020

Walton County Public Library System Launches Live, Online Tutoring Program

Just in time for the back-to-school-season, Walton County Public Library System announces the launch of its new Tutor.com program. Tutor.com connects students at their time of need to one of over 3,000 highly vetted expert tutors. With instant access to one-to-one homework help and tutoring, students can lower their anxiety and raise their confidence about […]

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Musings August 4, 2020

What Ever Happened To: Respect

By Myrna Conrad, We all want to be shown respect. Do you remember when people used to say “Yes Sir/Yes Ma’am” or “No Sir/No Ma’am”?  Do you remember when people got up and gave an older person their seat if there were no more seats available, opened doors for people, or took care of other’s […]

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Musings August 4, 2020

Let Me Tell Ya! – Looking Back on a Life Well-Lived

By Kirk McCarley Feebly clutching the fingers of two of his daughters his time to go was imminent.  Breathing his last, after 93 years he passed into eternity. What is our physical form in heaven?  Do we appear in the image of last remembrance or as a younger man or woman, maybe a child? Before […]

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