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Memorial Day weekend activities in Walton County

Memorial Day weekend will be chock full of activities in Walton County May 24, 25, 26. Outdoor concerts and fireworks will be the highlight of the weekend that officially kicks off summer in our area. Memorial Day services will be held in north and south Walton. Saturday, May 24: Village of Baytowne Wharf:  7-9 p.m. – Performance by Stellar. Free. Sunday, May 25 Alys Beach Amphitheater: 7:30 p.m. – Sinfonia Goes Pops at the Beach Enjoy the orchestral sounds of...

South Walton and Freeport decorated with patriotic flags

Thanks to a flag service program hosted by Freeport/South Walton Kiwanis Club, folks in South Walton and Freeport will enjoy patriotic American flags flying several times a year. Along U.S. Highway 331 in South Walton, and several neighborhoods in Freeport, the local program flies the flags during President’s Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day through Sept. 11, and Veterans Day. If you and your neighborhood area interested in the flying flag flying program, the cost is...

Walton naturalist nurtures bluebird breeding progam at Hammock Bay

At Hammock Bay in Freeport, there is much aflutter this spring as beautiful bluebirds can be spotted everywhere. As part of a bluebird breeding program maintained by naturalist Joe Wyatt, Hammock Bay has 65 bluebird boxes scattered across their neighborhoods. This spring, the boxes have a 98 percent occupancy rate. This is the eighth year Wyatt has been running the bluebird breeding program.  The success has been quite good with close to 300 fledglings each year. Cool Facts about bluebirds: • It...

ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival May 9 -11

Held May 9 – 11, 2014, ArtsQuest is South Walton’s signature arts and music festival produced by the Cultural Arts Alliance and presented by Visit South Walton. ArtsQuest’s main attraction is the juried fine arts show that features more than 130 participating artists exhibiting and selling their work through the parks and streets of WaterColor Resort. Art buyers can spend the weekend perusing booths that offer only the highest-quality work by artists who are competing for $10,000 in prizes including...

Biophilia in Bloom May 3

It’s all about gardening on May 3rd at the E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center. From 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. enjoy a day of make and take arts and crafts, interactive garden activities, farm to table cooking demonstration with Roux 30A, floral arranging for all ages, beekeeping, butterfly walk, worm bin composting, and garden tips. You will also have the opportunity to learn how to build a rain barrel. Admission is adults $8, children $5, 2 and under free. www.eowilsoncenter.org 850-835-1842...

DeFuniak Springs community garden in the works

What was an on and off community garden over the last few years is now on again thanks to DeFuniak Springs residents Kevin and Barbara Chilcutt. Big plans are in the works according to Kevin, with plot areas now being offered to residents. “The garden is open and free. This year we are not even charging a garden plot fee. We are running late, but did get it tilled this past weekend. I am now taking 10 by 10 (or...