By Lisa Leath Turpin
There’s a new sheriff in town! On January 5th, newly elected Sheriff Eric Aden was sworn into office. Sheriff Aden is a true Okaloosa County native—born at Eglin Airforce Base, is a 1990 graduate of Choctaw High School and a Northwest Florida State College alumni. He...
2021 is here and birthdays, weddings and romance are in the air!
Make 2021 Your Healthiest On The Coast!
Healthy Coast Meals
Who’s ready to get back on track for the New Year? Your Grab-N-Go location at City Market is open and stocked with staple meals, specials, breakfast items, gluten-free meals and...
The Panhandle Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) received the largest cash donation in its 63-year history from a “Secret Santa,” a gift that will make wishes to better serve Okaloosa County and its animals come true in this new year.
The donation from a part-time Destin resident who asked to remain...
By JoDell Haverfield, Have Travel Memories
As I am writing my first editorial for 2021, the snow is lightly falling outside the window of our rustic mountain cabin. While the picturesque views of the craggy Utah peaks above us or Bear Lake just down the hill are indeed stunning, for...
The Gulfarium C.A.R.E. Center in Northwest Florida has taken in 12 Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles that were recently stranded off the coast of New England during a recent mass cold-stun event. The sea turtles made the trip down from Massachusetts to Florida on Monday, December 14th, 2020.
The C.A.R.E. Center...
Thrives Through an “Unprecedented” Year
Most of us know the Destin Library has many useful services available to patrons through its websites and free mobile applications. Now, the library also has a video series to help you learn how to get the most out of these services: Answers with Amy!...
Destin Local Capt. Kelly Windes, aka “Capt. Commish” in the political world—“Killer” in the fishing world, is no stranger to hard work or retirement. In 2017, he retired from his more than 50-year, fishing-for-hire career aboard his beloved Charter Boat SUNRISE when he sold his 53’ G&S Sport Fisherman...
By Catherine Card, Public Information Manager, City of Destin
Each year, a City employee is nominated and selected by co-workers to celebrate the qualities that inspire us to achieve the City’s mission: “We are an organization that strives to provide a healthy, safe quality of life, balancing the needs of...
