For the third year in a row, Furniture South is included in Beyond the Top 100, a compilation of furniture stores that are significant players in their respective markets based on total sales in 2018 by Furniture Today. Furniture Today is the weekly business newspaper for the U.S. furniture industry, providing news and research for […]

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By Rita L. Sherwood Andrea Mandel and her family have owned property here since the 1950s. A proud Auburn alumni with a degree in education, Andrea says, “I have been blessed to grow up on the beach.” Her family has all moved back to the local area and she says, “Our roots continue to run […]

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by Emily Rose Proctor, SoWal Community Chaplain On September 18th, more than 35 community representatives of health-related service providers in Walton County heard the preliminary findings of the Walton Community Health Improvement Partnership’s (WCHIP) Community Health Needs Assessment which conducted surveys and interviews with key partners in the spring of 2019 and voted on new […]

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Local participants across the Emerald Coast join the movement of over a quarter of a million people. Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States, yet suicide is preventable. Supporters throughout Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Niceville, and nearby communities will be participating in the 7th Annual Emerald Coast Out of the […]

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Community Bible Study (CBS) is an international. Inter-denominational organization committed to helping people grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ by explorating the Bible. CBS classes are structured, in-depth studies of the Bible, God’s revealed Word. Classes are comprised of people from many different churches who gather for in-depth Bible study because it complements their […]

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As the summer season winds down, the Walton County Tourist Development Council has been busy researching and strategically purchasing properties to add not only additional beachfront, but ease parking congestion in South Walton. Property Purchase: Earlier in the year, the TDC purchased a 2.3-acre property along CR393 near Gulf Place that will offer additional parking […]

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It’s been just over four months since the Walton County Tourist Development Council and the South Walton Beach Service Association rolled out its managed vendor program at the Inlet Beach Regional Beach Access, Ed Walline Regional Beach Access, and Grayton Dunes public beach access, and the results have been promising. “The effect was immediate,” says […]

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Did you know that the Walton County Tourist Development Council does more than just promote visitation to South Walton? In addition to purchasing property for beach accesses and parking, and maintaining more than 60 beach, bay and lake accesses, the TDC also invests in the community through a series of community programs – the South […]

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