Post Views: 279 Walton County BCC Passes Resolution 2020-35; Beaches to Open on May 1st with Strict Restrictions Walton County Beach Chairs, Umbrellas and Tents Tuesday, April 28, 2020 2:40 PM As part of the action taken by the Walton County Board of County Commissioners during today’s meeting, members of the public are permitted to […]
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Post Views: 400 Downtown Apalachicola Entrepreneurs Look to E-Commerce During Pandemic Apalachicola, FL – The COVID-19 virus presents an unprecedented challenge for small businesses. The purchase of gift certificates has been widely promoted as a way to keep cash flowing to entrepreneurs during the economic downturn. However, most downtown Apalachicola businesses didn’t offer online options—until […]
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Post Views: 237 Panama City Beach Announces the Limited Reopening of Beaches -Designed for Residents, Effective April 24- PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla., April 23, 2020 – Panama City Beach City Council voted today, following the Bay County Board of County Commissioners decision earlier this week, to reopen its beaches, beginning Friday, April 24 from 6-9 […]
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Post Views: 197 Dear Humane Society Supporters, The Humane Society of Bay County is one of the numerous businesses across the area feeling the social and economic impacts of the worldwide public health emergency in effect. Up until this point we have been managing to operate the shelter on a day by day financial basis, […]
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Post Views: 244 Walton County BCC Directs County Attorney to Draft Language to Open Beaches on May 1st During their 11:00 a.m. meeting on Thursday, April 23rd, the Walton County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) voted to direct the County Attorney, Sidney Noyes, to draft language regarding the opening of Walton County’s beaches, and to […]
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Post Views: 357 Tornado Warning for Walton Co, FL www.30a-tv.com/weather Active for next 18 minutes · National Weather Service This alert has been updated. Posted 8 minutes ago The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a * Tornado Warning for… Southwestern Walton County in the Panhandle of Florida… * Until 330 PM CDT. * At […]
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Post Views: 265 WALTON COUNTY EMERGENCY MEETING NOTICE TO DISCUSS RE-OPENING OF WALTON COUNTY BEACHES The Walton County Board of County Commissioners will hold an Emergency Meeting on Thursday, April 23, 2020 at 11:00 am. This meeting will be held at the Walton County Courthouse, located at 571 US Highway 90, DeFuniak Springs, FL. The […]
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Post Views: 203 Chef Jim Shirley Re-opens Farm & Fire Southern Pizzeria (Grocery and to go) Today, April 21, 2020 Chef Jim Shirley re-opens Farm and Fire’s online store. The store features dry goods, pre-packaged foods, and fresh foods, beer and wine, as well as hot food from the restaurant such as coal-fired pizza, burgers, […]
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Post Views: 252 Watch All Emerald Coast Talent Show Entries ECTC Virtual Talent Show, April 10-25 #ECTCVirtualTalentShow Got talent? Roll the video camera and tape yourself or whoever you are quarantined with and show us what crazy, fun or wacky talent you have and win a prize in your category with the chance to also […]
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Post Views: 307 Alaqua Animal Refuge Cares for 24 Dogs from Calhoun County Cruelty Case Continues Mission for Animals and Their Owners During Pandemic Even though the world has changed, animals are still being abused and are in dire need of help. This past week, Alaqua Animal Refuge assisted the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office (Florida) […]
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Post Views: 228 GCSC presents “Fantasy POP: A Collection of Daydreams” Virtual Art Exhibit Panama City, FL – Gulf Coast State College’s Visual & Performing Arts division is excited to present “Fantasy POP: A Collection of Daydreams,” a virtual art exhibit featuring GCSC students. The art has been created by students in the “Portfolio and […]
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Post Views: 485 Children’s Volunteer Health Network (CVHN) recently accepted a grant totaling $35,000 from the Helping Hands Foundation of the All In Credit Union. These funds will go towards a second mobile dental unit to focus on restorative dental care in the Okaloosa and Walton Counties. “The children served in our preventive program are […]
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Post Views: 243 In these unprecedented pandemic times, the community has stepped up to help the Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center (ECCAC) in Niceville and the Pierce Family Center in DeFuniak Springs. This is also a time to acknowledge the importance of the community working together to help prevent child abuse and neglect, and also […]
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Post Views: 203 #coronavirus #economy #recovery In this episode, Charles Musgrove talks with FSU Economics Professor and author, Joe Calhoun about the economic impact the Coronavirus will have on the US economy. We talk about the the expected economic recovery period, the pent up demand that will help the recovery and the fall-out. We […]
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Post Views: 315 DeFuniak Springs Community Feeding Pilot Program – Saturday, April 4 On Saturday, April 4th, Walton County Emergency Management, in conjunction with the Matrix Community Outreach Center (COC), will host a community feeding pilot program at 4C BBQ in DeFuniak Springs. The food distribution program will be held beginning at 10:00 am in […]
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Post Views: 221 Fudpuckers supports LOCAL Heroes Fighting Against the Coronavirus! Thanks to $2000 in charitable donations from friends in the community, Fudpucker’s will begin delivering meals to First Responders and Healthcare Workers next week. Deliveries will start in Destin where the majority of confirmed Coronavirus cases are found in Okaloosa County. All Destin […]
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Post Views: 204 The Destin High School project will be delayed Destin High School’s (DHS) Governing Board announced Thursday that the school project will be delayed until August of 2021. The board entered into a contract to purchase Destin United Methodist Church’s (DUMC) campus. Per the contract, DUMC was to enter into their own contract […]
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Post Views: 237 SkyWheel Attractions premiers new video targeted towards essential workers during the COVID-19 crisis. Video highlights grocery store workers, truck drivers, first responders, healthcare workers, and many more who are making the ultimate sacrifice during the fight against COVID-19. “In these challenging times, we want to recognize the people who are working to […]
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Post Views: 217 Read the latest Executive Order from Gov DeSantis. “Essential activities in the order include a broad range of activities such as attending religious services, participating in recreational activities like walking, running, biking, hiking, fishing or swimming, taking care of pets and caring for a family member or friend. Social gatherings or any […]
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Post Views: 212 visit www.intry.careers and enter promo code: 30ATV. Intry.Careers (Intry) today announces a tool to help the growing unemployment population navigate through the Applicant Tracking Software (ATS) systems that eliminate 75% of job applications before they reach human eyes. “Research shows that about 75% of applications never make it to the hiring manager,” […]
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Post Views: 221 Help Make 30A a National Scenic Byway Scenic Walton Encourages Volunteers SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL — Local non-profit Scenic Walton is encouraging residents to nominate Scenic 30A to the National Scenic Byways program. The Friends of Scenic 30 and their Chairman, Tonia Nation, have been working hard to prepare a submission packet […]
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Post Views: 267 Rhonda Skipper, Walton County Tax Collector, would like to share the following information concerning the COVID-19 Pandemic and how we are adjusting to the situation. – Tax Collectors are in discussion with the Department of Revenue regarding the extension of property tax deadlines. This would be announced by an Executive Order from […]
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Post Views: 250 Redd’s Fueling Station restaurant is improvising during Gov Desantis order for pick up food and drinks only. Home of the Singing Bartender, Redd has improvised a makeshift drive up, for providing great food, and a song with your pickup order. Guests can order from the menu at the microphone or call or […]
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Post Views: 219 In this episode we provide an update on the Paycheck Protection Program loan application process. We discuss the details of the application, the banks process and the timeline for funding the loans. We also discuss the SBA Disaster Loan program, the $10,000 grants that are available through this program and the […]
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Post Views: 569 Sheriff: Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us. Today is going to be a quick update on the actions taken by the Walton County Board of Commissioners today in response to the COVID-19 virus and really the emergency situation facing this county. I’m Walton County Sheriff, Mike Atkinson. I’m joined with […]
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Post Views: 373 WALTON COUNTY BCC CLOSES BEACHES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; SHERIFF’S OFFICE CHARGED WITH ENFORCEMENT WALTON COUNTY, Fla— A vote early Thursday morning has closed beaches to the general public in Walton County. At their scheduled emergency meeting Walton County Board of County Commissioners passed an emergency ordinance to close all Walton County […]
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Post Views: 223 Shelter House hosts 10th Annual Purses with a Purpose May 14-16 Purses with a Purpose, a signature Shelter House event, returns to Grand Boulevard at Sandestin May 14-16, 2020. Now in its tenth year, Purses with a Purpose has become a must-attend annual shopping experience for ladies across the Emerald Coast. Shoppers […]
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Post Views: 235 Alaqua Animal Refuge Takes Proactive Steps Amid COVID-19 Precautions; Offers a Win-Win for Those at Home Alaqua Animal Refuge is taking a proactive approach to do their part to assist with minimizing the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). With the health and safety of staff, volunteers, and visitors as priority, Alaqua has implemented […]
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Post Views: 386 Walton County Board of County Commissioners, in Conjunction with the Department of Health, Walton County, issue notice on Positive Test for COVID-19 in Walton County The Walton County Board of County Commissioners (WCBCC), in conjunction with the Department of Health Walton County (DOH-WC), have received confirmation of a positive test for COVID-19 […]
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Post Views: 380 Walton County BCC – Updated 3-17-2020 Contact: Governor’s Press Office (850) 717-9282 Media@eog.myflorida.com Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis issued an Executive Order that will reduce density and crowds in restaurants, bars, nightclubs and beaches to mitigate the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Bars and Nightclubs Under the direction of Governor DeSantis, all bars […]
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Post Views: 377 2020 SandJam Presented by Pepsi Canceled Following President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency and under directives from the State of Florida and Panama City Beach City Council, the 2020 SandJam Presented by Pepsi has been canceled. The 3rd annual rock music festival was set to draw the biggest crowds to the […]
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Post Views: 388 Walton County BCC Issues Local State of Emergency due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus); Other Actions Taken During the Emergency Walton County Board of County Commissioners (WCBCC) meeting held today, March 16, 2020, the WCBCC issued a Local State of Emergency (LSE). This LSE will be in place for seven days and must be […]
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Post Views: 368 Governor DeSantis Activates Emergency Business Damage Assessment Survey for Coronavirus (COVID-19) The Business Damage Assessment Survey can be taken online at https://floridadisaster.biz/ Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the activation of the Business Damage Assessment survey to assess the impact of COVID-19 on Florida’s local business operations. The survey, managed […]
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Post Views: 242 The Bay, NBTC, and Farm & Fire Come Together to Offer Easter Eats and Activities On Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, The Bay will offer a beautiful buffet and Easter egg hunt. Reservations can be made by calling (850) 622-2291. Seatings are available from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The egg hunt […]
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Post Views: 223 Live from South Walton it’s Thursday Night! (at North Beach Tortilla Co.) NBTC Cranks Up a Brand New Music Night on the North Beach of South Walton There’s a new, fun beach party night in town and North Beach Tortilla Co. is the host! Every Thursday night from 5:30 – 8:30PM, NBTC will […]
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Post Views: 225 Beach Walk Café to Host Wine Dinner Featuring Female Vintners in Honor of Women’s History Month To celebrate Women’s History Month, Beach Walk Café has partnered with multiple vineyards to host a ‘Women in Wine’ Dinner on Wednesday, March 18 at 6 p.m., featuring the wineries’ female vintners. “The wines we’re planning to […]
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Post Views: 807 The Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best just ranked Panama City Beach #8 in their list of Top 25 Beaches in the United States, and that’s exactly where thousands of music fans will Rock the Beach April 24-26, 2020 for the 3 rd Annual SandJam Presented by Pepsi. Shinedown, 311 and Weezer will headline and […]
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Post Views: 283 Alaqua Animal Refuge joined the Bissell Pet Foundation, along with nine rescue organizations from across the United States, to rescue 180 dogs in danger of euthanasia from St. Landry Animal Rescue in Louisiana this week. Rescue organizations came from states across the country including California, Michigan, Tennessee, and Florida. Cathy Bissell, founder […]
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Post Views: 407 America’s Swimming Pool Company Announces Winner of 5th Annual Free Pool Cleaning Giveaway ASP – America’s Swimming Pool Company is pleased to announce the location of its 2020 Free Clean Giveaway – Panama City, Florida. The winner of this giveaway received a surprise visit from ASP franchise owner, Nick Carver, who presented […]
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Post Views: 172 The Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce’s celebratory Annual Awards Dinner was a night of recognition as it honored six of their outstanding members. On Thursday, February 27, 2020, at Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort, the event was themed “Emerald City.” The Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce would like to […]
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Post Views: 388 Hallmark Channel to Feature Alaqua Animal Refuge on Tails of Joy Show Alaqua Animal Refuge joined the Bissell Pet Foundation, along with nine rescue organizations from across the United States, to rescue 180 dogs in danger of euthanasia from St. Landry Animal Rescue in Louisiana this week. Rescue organizations came from states […]
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Post Views: 442 February 26, 2020–From performing arts and wine events to live music and outdoor movies, South Walton has a wonderful schedule of events this March. #visitsouthwalton @visitsouthwalton Spotlight Events: March 1: 18th Annual Seaside School Half Marathon & 5K Established in 2003 to raise funds for the Seaside® Neighborhood School, the Race has […]
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Post Views: 247 The Visual & Performing Arts Division of Gulf Coast State College will hold a Creative Career Fair and Auditions/Interviews for 2020-2021 Visual & Performing Arts Scholarships on Saturday, February 29, from 12:00 p.m.– 4:00 p.m. at GCSC’s Amelia G. Tapper Center for the Arts. The Creative Career Fair is an opportunity for […]
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Post Views: 249 The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE) (“St. Joe”) today announces its plans to build an outdoor lifestyle town center to include a Publix Super Market (“Publix”) and additional leasable commercial space in Watersound, Florida. The location for the proposed center, which will be called Watersound Origins Town Center, is at the entrance to the Watersound […]
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Post Views: 335 On Friday, February 7, 2020 Dunavant Enterprises and the Premier Property Group, project listing agent, held the official “groundbreaking” ceremony for Parkside, the latest expansion of the award-winning Henderson Beach Resort. While the actual construction of the site-work began months ago, community members and dignitaries gathered at the construction site directly adjacent […]
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Post Views: 282 TMJ & Sleep Center, Emerald Coast Tackles Sleep Disordered Breathing Issues in Children Santa Rosa Beach, FL (February 4, 2020) — In an effort to help children reach their full potential of growth and well-being, TMJ & Sleep Center, Emerald Coast (EC) is addressing the increased need for the provision of comprehensive, […]
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Post Views: 313 Alaqua Animal Refuge Announces 2020 Sip N Shop: ~ Celebrating a Decade of Sipping ~ Alaqua Animal Refuge announced today that it will host its 10th Annual Sip N Shop event on Friday, April 3 at Emeril’s Coastal Italian in Miramar Beach beginning at 11 a.m. Presented locally by Insurance Zone, the event […]
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Post Views: 304 CULTURAL ARTS ALLIANCE OF WALTON COUNTY AND SOUTH WALTON ARTIFICIAL REEF ASSOCIATION REVEAL SEVEN DESIGNS SELECTED FOR THIRD UNDERWATER MUSEUM OF ART INSTALLATION The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) and South Walton Artificial Reef Association (SWARA) are proud to reveal the seven sculpture designs selected by jury for permanent exhibition […]
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Post Views: 377 Alaqua Animal Refuge Advocates for Animals at Humane Lobby Day in Tallahassee Earlier this week, Alaqua Animal Refuge hosted a group of advocates from the Florida Panhandle to attend the 2020 Humane Lobby Day in Tallahassee. The biggest day of the year for animals and animal advocates, the day-long event was devoted […]
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