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By Maria Lahti, M.D., and Lauren Stipp, M.D., Sacred Heart Emerald Coast Every year, we set great resolutions for our health. Unfortunately, we usually forget...

By Lori Leath Smith We all have reasons why we live here. But, I believe, many are drawn here, because our city is so blessed…After...

By Melissa Forte-Litscher, NextHome OP ED: The news has been reporting on the National Association of Realtors’ proposed settlement, and I want to address it...

100 Men Who Care – Emerald Coast recently exceeded $50,000 in donations supporting the needs of Okaloosa and Walton County nonprofits with its 2024...

By Carolyn Newcomer Ketchel, Okaloosa County Commissioner, District 2 Background The Okaloosa County Fairgrounds, located behind the Courthouse on Lewis Turner Boulevard, was originally owned and operated...

By Lori Leath Smith, Publisher An anonymous Fort Walton Beach donor has presented a challenge to Sharing & Caring Fort Walton Beach to raise $25,000...

By Barbara Palmgren Words from a famous poem Sea-Fever by John Masefield echoed in my ear as I approached the Seascape Golf Course. “I must go...

By Kelly Stalnaker, J&B Medical Did you know that you can choose your own CPAP provider? Regardless of what company your referral gets sent to,...

The Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center (ECCAC) has announced a new program, CARES—Community Awareness, Advocacy, Resources, Education and Support. It is a community-based initiative...

HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital and the Okaloosa County School District (OCSD) have partnered to open the Health Academy of Northwest Florida on the...