Editor’s Note: Having been raised in a part of the country that doesn’t experience forest fires like the one which erupted in South Walton just before press time last week, I was at a complete loss to write anything meaningful other than the basic facts which we all know by now. And then, I read […]

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During a time of great uncertainty, Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation (DCWAF) launched the COVID-19 Relief Community Children’s Fund in an effort to assist those organizations within its network of Northwest Florida children’s charities who were experiencing additional strain on their resources due to the pandemic. The relief fund, which launched April 6, raised over […]

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United Way Emerald Coast and their community partners have been working diligently to provide COVID19 relief funds to assist those in need. Since their phase one grants were issued, community partners were able to provide: 183,000 lbs of food, 3,920 adults served, 55 children served, 139 prescriptions filled, 9 families remained in stable housing, 5 families […]

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Financial Advisor and Branch Manager Investors have come through quite a lot over the past two months. Terms such as “unprecedented” or quotes such as “never seen anything like this before” and “this is different” are heard and seen everywhere. So, what might investors be thinking or doing, next? Fear is widely seen as the […]

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Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, high school graduations for students across the country and the globe have been cancelled, including the graduation ceremonies for seniors right here in Santa Rosa Beach at South Walton High. In a gesture of kindness and caring, Matt Christopher, father of graduating senior, Chelsey, decided he would undertake having […]

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Each year the members of the Walton County Democratic Women’s club   make  a donation to a project within our community that is making a positive difference.  In past years, the club has helped to fund projects for the homeless, libraries and disadvantaged children. For 2020 in the time of COVID 19, the club chose […]

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Children’s Volunteer Health Network (CVHN) recently accepted a grant totaling $35,000 from the Helping Hands Foundation of the All In Credit Union. These funds will go towards a second mobile dental unit to focus on restorative dental care in the Okaloosa and Walton Counties. “The children served in our preventive program are in great need […]

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