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High bacteria level readings continue at Morrison Springs

County, DEP seeking answers Morrison Springs in northeast Walton County has been a popular swimming and diving destination for generations. The spring releases crystal clear water at a rate of 70 million gallons a day from a deep underground limestone vent. At a constant 68 degrees, Morrison Springs is the perfect place to cool off on a hot summer day. In 2007 with funding from Northwest Florida Water Management District and the Department of Environmental Protection’s Spring Initiative program, the...

Happy first day of autumn

The autumnal equinox, the official first day of fall, Sept. 22, 2013 On the autumnal equinox, the sun is directly over the earth’s equator, and there are equal hours of day and night. Since the summer solstice, days have been getting shorter, and from now until the vernal equinox, the days will remain shorter than nights....