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By Sean Dietrich I get a lot of letters from kids. Such as the letter that came yesterday, via snail mail. It was penned in...

By Kyle Sparks, Ovation Painting Summer along the Emerald Coast brings energy, visitors, and long days by the water. Homes across Destin, Santa Rosa Beach,...

By Lori Leath Miller As America approaches its 250th birthday, Okaloosa County is preparing to celebrate in a way that’s both deeply patriotic and unmistakably...

By Lori Leath Miller The boats returned to the docks at A.J.’s Seafood & Oyster Bar just as they had thousands of times before. Captains...

By Patricia Lee, Owner, www.Destinites.com  This past month, in our targeted locals Facebook group, Destinites (www.Facebook.com/groups/Destinites), Mayor Bobby Wagner shared that a drone show could...

By “Doc” Doug Stauffer Before sunrise touched the emerald waters of the Gulf, excitement had already begun in Destin. Long lines wrapped around Fudpucker’s Beachside...

The Okaloosa County School District is proud to announce that two middle school students have earned top honors in the Plank Schlitt Middle School...

As the United States approaches its 250th birthday, communities across the country are beginning to reflect on the people, ideals and sacrifices that shaped...

National Rescue Effort Reaches Northwest Florida By Lori Leath Miller A heartbreaking national animal rescue effort is now reaching Northwest Florida, where dozens of rescued laboratory...

Four Appointed to NWFSC Board Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Todd Jackson and Jonathan Ochs and reappointed Megan Harrison and Dr. Jon Ward to the Northwest...