June 7, 2013

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YOLO Board Relay Series debuts with enthusiastic team competition

Area stand up paddlers competed in teams of three at the opening race of the 2013 YOLO Board Relay Series on May 30, presented by Destin Real Estate Company. The fun-filled series continues with additional race dates set for June 13th, July 18th and August 8th at the WaterColor BoatHouse on Western Lake with races beginning at 5:30 p.m. Top three finishing teams in each division include: Women 1) Blonde Bettys: Stacey Troy, Lin Cunningham, Misty Green 2) Grayton Coast...

Native Plant Demonstration Garden and Trail grand opening June 21

Join the Walton County Master Gardeners, Northwest Florida State College, and the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance  for the grand opening of the Native Plant Demonstration Garden and Trail at the Northwest Florida State College South Walton Center. The event will be held on June 21, 2013 at 4 p.m. Both the Walton Area & Destin Area Chambers of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting to open the garden and trail, which everyone is invited to enjoy. Immediately following, from 5 –...

Tropical storm Andrea creates strong surf conditions in South Walton

Water closed to the public in South Walton The beach flags for South Walton’s beaches will fly at DOUBLE RED today, June 6, 2013. Extremely dangerous rip currents are forecast to remain through until Friday morning. Please do not enter the surf. The high surf conditions are due to Tropical Storm Andrea. RIP CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PROBABILITY AND RIP CURRENT STRENGTH: very high: very high risk of life threatening rip currents means that wind, wave and tidal conditions all support the...

Walton County fishing report for June 5

Fishing is good! Choctawhatchee Bay: Speckled trout biting through the roof! Huge numbers spotted even in the Intracoastal waterway. Redfish, black drum along the causeway. Creeks/river: Redfish, yes redfish spotted in large numbers in the river. Bream bite is good. Near shore: Still a few pompano being caught, and a believe it or not a few cobia. Red snapper season is open! Click here for fishing forecast Bay and river report brought to you by Copeland’s. “Where the locals shop...

Kiwanis Club hosts Take A Kid Fishing Day in DeFuniak June 8

Time: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The DeFuniak Springs Kiwanis Club will host its 10th annual Take A Kid Fishing Day event on Saturday, June 8, 2013 on the lakeyard in DeFuniak Springs.  Young anglers and their adult families/guests will begin fishing at 10 a.m. near the pier behind the Presbyterian on the North side of Lake DeFuniak at 1063 Circle Drive.  The event includes a free commemorative T-shirt for each child,  concessions, educational displays, prizes, onsite bait sales, and...

Get ready for the Seaside Fourth of July parade

Always patriotic and fun! It is that time of year again; time to bring out your patriotic paraphernalia to celebrate our Independence Day with the “South Walton 4th of July Parade,” Thurs., July 4th beginning at 8 a.m. As is the case each and every year, the parade will stage in front of the Seagrove Plaza (home to Garrett Realty, Bruno’s Pizza, Subway & Good Apples), and roll down Scenic Highway 30A, past the rows of spectators and end in...

Oyster reef building volunteers needed on June 7

The Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance is looking for volunteers to help build an oyster reefs on June 7. The project will last from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. You will be bagging oyster shell at the South Walton Center of Northwest Florida State College. Everyone will travel as a group to place bagged oyster shell in the water at a reef site near Live Oak Point (Hogtown Bayou). Some transportation to reef site is available. Meet at the South Walton Center...