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Find any public beach access on the Florida Pocket Ranger phone app

State park information along with location and amenities to every public beach access TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Florida Park Service has updated its Pocket Ranger app for smartphones to include every public beach access point in Florida, in addition to information about its 171 state parks, and trails. Those who have downloaded Pocket Ranger for state park information now have access to locations and amenities about every public beach access point in Florida. More than 2,000 public coastal access...

Workshop held to facilitate ideas for South Walton sports complex

Is a new sports complex in South Walton’s future? By Patrick Casey – DeFuniak Herald Beach Breeze County officials held their first workshop with the public on July 22 at the Courthouse Annex in Santa Rosa Beach. Attendees voiced their opinions on the kind of facilities needed in the southern reaches of the county as well as the area where they would like to see it constructed and whether its purpose should be geared toward county residents or tourists. The...