April 29, 2016

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LakeFest, 5K Run/Walk and Dash ‘N Splash in DeFuniak Springs May 21

LakeFest and the 5K Run/Walk- This 5K run/walk will start at and end on beautiful Circle Drive at Lake DeFuniak at 7 a.m. on Saturday, May 21. The scenic paved run will showcase many of DeFuniak’s homes listed on the historic register. Cool down afterwards at the Dash n’ Splash fun run starting at 11:30 a.m. Bring your friends and family for a fun day to come out to run or walk through the historic community surrounding Lake DeFuniak. Try...

Emerald Coast Beach Bash Wiffle Ball Tournament May 21

The inaugural Emerald Coast Beach Bash Wiffle Ball Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, May 21, 2016, at Helen McCall Park in Santa Rosa Beach. This one-day tournament will benefit the Food for Thought organization, which is fighting childhood hunger by providing students with weekly access to food-packed backpacks and in-school pantries. The tournament will start at 9 a.m. and the cost is $20 per player. Teams consist of 4- players each and games last 20 minutes. Wiffle balls and bats...

NW Florida red drum bag limit lowered to 1 fish starting May 1

The recreational red drum daily bag limit in the northwest red drum management zone (Escambia County through Fred Howard Park near Pasco County) will be lowered from two fish to one fish per person starting Sunday, May 1. All other red drum regulations remain the same, including the eight fish vessel limit. Florida’s iconic red drum fishery has a high economic and social value in northwest Florida and is managed for abundance statewide in order to ensure a quality angler...

Wildflowers for all seasons blooming along U.S. Hwy 98

Beautiful wildflowers are popping up along the medians of U.S. Hwy. 98 at Inlet Beach, and will continue to prosper throughout the year. More will be showing soon just east of U.S. Hwy. 331. All part of a Department of Transportation (FDOT) wildflower and natures area program. According to Robert Farley, FDOT District 3 vegetation project manager, assorted varieties of wildflowers will continue to bloom throughout the year. “The site at Inlet Beach has been sowed with several wildflowers that...

ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival kicks off Art Week in South Walton May 5-7

The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) announces the first-ever Art Week South Walton (AWSW), an initiative bringing together neighborhoods, organizations and businesses to present quality arts and entertainment. Sponsored by Visit South Walton, 2016 Art Week includes ArtsQuest, Digital Graffiti, ECLive! and the Seaside Writers Conference, and will take place May 7th-20th in numerous venues throughout South Walton. “This is the inaugural year of what we hope will become an anticipated annual collaboration among artists, galleries, non-profit organizations...

FWC hosts bay scallop meeting in Port St. Joe April 27

Scallop season in St. Joe Bay unlikely for 2016 Scientific monitoring of bay scallops in St. Joseph Bay indicates that the bay scallop population has declined severely due to impacts of red tide. As a result, the bay scallop population is too low to sustain and recover from an open season for scalloping this summer. To help ensure the bay scallop population can recover as quickly as possible, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is making arrangements to...

Movie night at the Lakeyard in DeFuniak Springs May 13

The Special Events Committee of the City of DeFuniak Springs will sponsor May Movie Night on Friday evening, May 13, 2016, at the amphitheatre in the Lakeyard on Circle Drive in DeFuniak Springs. The event will be from  7:30 – 10 p.m. The featured film will be How To Train Your Dragon, the Dreamworks production released in 2010 to rave reviews, huge audiences and multiple award nominations. This PG-rated, American produced film is a 3D animated action film featuring the...

Walton County hosting fixed price sale at County Landfill May 14

In an effort to rid the county of surplus items and free up space in county facilities, Walton County will be hosting a fixed price yard sale on Saturday, May 14th, from 7 am to 11 am at the County Landfill located north of DeFuniak Springs off Highway 83 North. The fixed price sale will include furniture, computers, monitors, collectibles, antiques, beach equipment, sporting goods, tools and construction items and much more. Items that will be sold at the yard...