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Fall equinox gathering at Glendale Memorial Preserve Sept. 22-24

A fun-filled weekend is planned in celebration of the fall equinox at Glendale Memorial Preserve. Enjoy primitive camping, tours, nature walk, climb the fire tower, arts/crafts, potluck, bonfire, and Saturday night music and dance. Bring a friend from Sept. 22-24 and a musical instrument, food to share, and good vibes. For more information, call Nita at 850-585-9460 or John at 850-859-2141. Glendale Memorial Preserve is located 9 miles north of DeFuniak Springs on Hwy. 83. Learn more about Glendale here....

Art in the park at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Aug. 4

Topsail Hill Preserve State Park is offering a watercolor class with local artist Carol Dickson on Aug. 4.  Class fee is $25 and includes all materials needed. The class will be from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Classes are limited to 10 participants and participants must be at least 12 years of age.  Registration is due 7 days before class date and can be done in the park store or online at www.topsailparkfriends.org.  The park store is open seven days a...

Alaqua Animal Refuge rescues Great Pyrenees dogs from heartbreaking conditions

Alaqua Animal Refuge, a no-kill animal shelter located in Northwest Florida, is in the midst of a massive rescue effort to save and provide aid to many Great Pyrenees dogs, who have been living in squalor in a nearby county. Alaqua was originally contacted nine months ago by Lucky Puppy Rescue in Bonifay, Florida, indicating a situation where an elderly woman was living in a house with an enormous amount of Great Pyrenees dogs in Washington County. Alaqua contacted local...

Hurricane preparedness workshop in Santa Rosa Beach June 5

CANCELLED Walton County Emergency Management is hosting a Hurricane Preparedness Public Workshop at the South Walton Courthouse Annex June 5, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. Some of the topics that will be discussed are: • What does Emergency Management do? • Evacuation decision making process • Public alert and notification – Alert Walton • Re-Entry processes • Questions and answers This is a great opportunity to learn how the Walton County Emergency Management team prepares for disasters of all types (including...

Squirrels, Girls and Pearls at Falling Waters State Park June 3, 2017

Join in at Falling Waters State Park for a day that is about women, by women and for women. The event will run from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and will feature women’s health, crafters, artists, beauty and household vendors, antiques, plants and food. There will also be live entertainment by DJ Orwat! Bring canned food to donate to the canned food drive for the Care & Share Food Pantry. Cost is $5 per vehicle. Falling Waters State Park is...

Freeport resident restoring historic home

A historic home in Freeport will soon be brought back to life after many years of neglect. Local resident, and new owner of the home, Kevin Bloom has big plans for the Queen Anne style home built in the late 1800s. Bloom drove by the deteriorating home located on North Street many times over the years, never giving it a second look. That is, until one day he spotted it up for auction online. He called his realtor and was...

Grace Rides growing in leaps and bounds

After nearly two years of searching for the right property, and nearly two more of planning and permits, Grace Rides finally has its building permit approval and has begun site work to build a new barn facility for its expanding equine-assisted therapies and activities and equine-assisted learning programs in DeFuniak Springs. Soon, more kids with challenges throughout the panhandle can be served, plus programs can be added to serve veterans and military, to provide work-study (barn management and organic gardening)...

Walton County Memorial Day services May 29

Gum Creek Cemetery DeFuniak Springs 8 a.m. Gum Creek Cemetery, one of the oldest in Walton County, is thought to be at least 160 years old. As such, it marks the final resting place of veterans from American’s wars all the way back to the early 19th Century, with 12 known Civil War veterans and one confirmed Seminole War veteran. There are many veterans from 20th century conflicts, from World War I throughout the Korean War, buried in the cemetery...