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The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Florida Panhandle Chapter announces the new date of its event, Paddle for Prevention. Due to inclement weather, the 4th annual event will now be on July 13th from 9:00am to 12:00pm at the Gulf Place Beach Access in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, in an effort raise awareness and funds […]

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Local non-profit, Fore Her, is currently accepting requests from breast cancer patients in need of financial assistance. The Santa Rosa Beach based organization provides monetary support to women across the Emerald Coast who are battling breast cancer, allowing those patients to request funds for whatever is most pressing––whether that’s paying the mortgage or even an […]

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By Lori Leath Smith “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 On a typical day at her job as a nurse, Holley Moseley, an area local, met a small, captivating blue-eyed, […]

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The Market Shops will host the OneBlood Drive on Friday, July 12th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Recently, The Market Shops May blood drive produced 19 units of blood which will benefit up to 57 patients. The OneBlood Big Red Bus® will be parked in The Market Shops parking lot, adjacent to Highway 98. […]

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A local Fourth of July tradition continues. Just days before the community celebrates the anniversary of the nation’s independence, Silvia Madriaga, a real estate agent at ResortQuest Real Estate, and her band of flaggers hit the streets placing more than 800 flags in front of homes in both Okaloosa and Walton Counties. Every year for 20 […]

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In a one-time, capacity building grant process, Gulf Power donated nearly $1 million to community organizations across the Florida Panhandle. As recipients of a $35,000 grant, the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA) utilized the funds to build living shorelines across homeowner sites in the Choctawhatchee Bay. Living shorelines are a form of green infrastructure, using reef […]

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Dog-Harmony Inc. is offering fun, dog-themed camps for kids in July. Children in grades second through eighth can learn about dog care and handling, plus make dog treats and toys, at Kids & Canines Camp on July 10th or July 24th. Each camp is from 9 a.m to 12:30 p.m. at Dog-Harmony headquarters, 237 Market […]

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Seaside has been awarded the first Chairman’s Special Charter Award during the 27th Congress for New Urbanism (CNU) Charter Awards ceremony. The presentation took place in Louisville, Kentucky at the Muhammad Ali Center, with more than 1,000 attendees. Seaside co-founder Robert Davis accepted the award from CNU Fellow Todd Zimmerman (Zimmerman/Volk Associates, Inc., Clinton, N.J.), […]

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Walton County Sheriff, Michael A. Adkinson, Jr., will join the Coastal Seniors to present important information about senior safety and the department’s resources in our area.   Attendees will have an opportunity to meet the sheriff, share their concerns and ask questions. Sheriff Adkinson was elected Sheriff of Walton County in 2008, re-elected in 2012 […]

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