Encouraging Connection with God and Our Community
By Lori Leath Smith
Destiny Worship Center Pastor Steve Vaggalis might not have known what the former Miramar Beach Taco Bell/Kentucky Fried Chicken would become when the church had the opportunity to purchase it in 2018. But the building located next to the...
By M. Shaye Smith
We’ve been celebrating Thanksgiving as an American holiday for 158 years. Established by Abraham Lincoln during one of America’s darkest times in 1863, shortly after the devastating Gettysburg battle during the Civil War, in both good times and in bad, Thanksgiving has always been a gathering...
“Bring me a fish, I’ll make you famous!”
By Helen Donaldson
Destin Fishing Rodeo Weighmaster Bruce Cheves an avid storyteller, comedian, entertainer and the like, first arrived in Crestview in 1977, leaving his home state of California. Cheves, who says his name is of Scottish decent, derived from McChevers, found his...
Equipping our Schools to Prevent 2nd Leading Cause Of Death Ages 10-24
By Peggy Brockman, Hope Squad Master Trainer
We think we know our children. Almost every parent who has lost or almost lost a child to suicide will tell you they had no idea. Suicide is the second leading cause...
Where Fishing Tournaments Abound This Season
By Cali Hlavac, To Do In Destin
Fishing Tournaments have been one socially distant way to get outside with friends this summer and participate in a fun activity. This year was the 2nd annual Boathouse Oyster Bar Summer Slam Fishing Tournament that happened from June...
By Lisa Leath Turpin
Someone is sexually assaulted every two minutes in the U.S. One out of every six women, and one out of every 33 men experience an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime.
Fact: One in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. According to...
CBA Oyster Shell Recycling Program Thrives with Help From Local Community
By Chad Perko, CBA Ecology Technician
As an Ecology Technician for Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance, one of CBA Ecology Technician Chad Perko’s primary duties is to oversee CBA’s oyster shell recycling program. You may ask, “Why does an oyster shell...
