The Choctawhatchee watershed and its abundant waterways inspire a water-based lifestyle that is the heart of the local culture and economy. Islanders Coastal Outfitters and Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA)–hometown organizations focused on local waters—recognize this and have joined together in the “1% for the Planet” network to help take care of our corner of the […]

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A local July 4th tradition continues. Just days before our community celebrated the anniversary of our nation’s independence, Silvia Madriaga, a Real Estate Agent at Vacasa Real Estate and her band of Flaggers hit the streets placing over 800 flags in front of homes in Okaloosa and Walton Counties. Each year for 20 years, Silvia […]

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By Kerri Parker We are drawn to a Cinderella story. A story telling the sudden lift from obscurity to a new place of honor. When two old sharecropper cottages were salvaged from looming demolition and moved to the most prominent address of Seaside beachfront in 1982, the lift became an historic milestone for our beloved […]

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The Walton County Master Gardener Volunteers and others have been busy over the last few weeks at Eden Gardens State Park.  They have been air layering the historic camellias on the grounds.  Air layering is a type of propagation which captures the plant’s DNA to produce an identical plant.The newly rooted stems will be harvested […]

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30A TV came across a fast growing youtube channel recently called “30A Misfits” which is an eclectic fun take on the sights and sounds of the 30A (and beyond) area. The brainchild of David and Erica Fillingim, big dreams and a low budget was the mindset they ran with when they started the 30A Misfits […]

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On average, a student enrolled in the free and reduced meal program at school will miss access to 110 meals over the summer. Food For Thought Outreach is here to help bridge that meal gap. The first week of June, Food For Thought started their tenth year of summer services and provide a total of […]

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Rotary of South Walton has helped to bring pickleball tournaments back to South Walton with its second pickleball tournament hosted by and for the Boys and Girls Club of South Walton on Saturday May 22nd. The proceeds of this year’s tournament will once again be applied toward a matching grant from The Rotary Foundation. This […]

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