The Friends of the Freeport Public Library are thrilled to announce an early literacy project to promote Kindergarten readiness at the Freeport Public Library to begin September 7, 2021. With grant support from the Dugas Family Foundation, the Friends of the Freeport Public Library are sponsoring a 26-week initiative available to 100 children ages 2-5 […]

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Thursday, September 16th, 5:00 pm to 6:45 pm                                                                  Gulf Place Merchants host the Third Thursday Wine Walkabout each month. For $25, attendees can […]

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Saturday, September 18, 8:45 am to 11:00 am Friends of South Walton Sea Turtles will once again host the International Coastal Cleanup. The Volunteer Beach Ambassador Team invites all community members and visitors to the Emerald Coast to join efforts to clean up the beaches of South Walton on Saturday morning, September 18th, from 9:00 […]

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Eden Gardens State Park, Thursday, September 23rd The Point Washington Medical Clinic invites you to join them as they celebrate another year serving the community – and the fifth annual Harvest Moon Celebration fundraiser to support the mission of the clinic: to build a stronger and healthier community by providing high-quality primary health care regardless […]

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Schools in Walton County School District are bustling with the sounds of learning and student chatter.  The year began in EPIC fashion, a reflection of Superintendent Russell Hughes’ theme “EPIC 4wRd. – Recalibrated, Refocused, Ready and Rocking!”  “Preparing to engage children, building teacher capacity to maintain rigorous instruction while providing social-emotional support for students is […]

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This year, the Walton County Democratic Women are honoring Ann Tucker as Woman of the Year. A lifelong Democrat, Ann Tucker is Chairperson of the Muskogee Indians of Northwest Florida. Ann and her husband Chuck were successful federal employees when she was called home to accept the leadership position of the Muskogee. As chair, Ann […]

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After the summer hiatus, the traffic has calmed down and the Master Gardeners are ready to get out and about again; the organization will kickoff the Fall Season hosting a presentation about the Choctawhatchee Bay Estuary Program (CBEP) from its Executive Director, Brian Underwood on September 8, 2021. The CBEP was established by an interlocal […]

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By Lori Leath Smith “This was a righteous fight—a fight for truth. There’s God and truth. I couldn’t have faced this without God and the truth.” When local resident and retired Navy SEAL Chief, Eddie Gallagher, was suddenly arrested on September 11, 2018, at the medical facility where he was receiving treatment for traumatic brain […]

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