August 31, 2016

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Walton County issues state of emergency regarding tropical storm Hermine

UPDATE Sept. 1 – The National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center have lifted the Tropical Storm Warning and Hurricane Watch for Walton County. Walton County Emergency Management has lifted the mandatory evacuation notice for those in Walton County Evacuation Zone A. A VOLUNTARY evacuation notice will still exist. Walton County Emergency Operations Center will continue to run at a Level 2 – Partial Activation which began at 6:00am.   DATE: August 31, 2016 For More Information Contact: Louis Svehla...

Picnic in the park at Ponce de Leon Springs State Park Sept. 10

Cool off and enjoy a great picnic on Saturday, Sept. 10 at Ponce de Leon Springs State Park. Enjoy free hotdogs, hamburgers, games and swimming with food starting at 11 a.m. Help keep our youth drug and crime free. Sponsored by Teen Court, Ponce de Leon High School, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, and Holmes County District School Board. Driving Directions:Ponce de Leon Springs State Park Area is located one half mile south of U.S. 90 on C.R. 181A in...

Plant communities hike at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Sept. 9

Date/time: Fri., Sept. 9 – 10 a.m. – 12 Noon Topsail Hill Preserve State Park invites you to enjoy an informational plant community hike. Visitors will learn about some of the plant species here at the park. Some of these plants are truly invasive and carry with them, few, if any, of the natural controls that keep them in check in their native ranges, while some are imperiled and others can be used for medicinal purposes. The topics for the...

Learn to surf fish at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Sept. 8

Date/time: Thurs., Sept. 8 – 9 -11 a.m. Topsail Hill Preserve State Park invites you to learn how to fish from the beach here at Topsail Hill Preserve. Fishing is a great way to enjoy the outdoors, have some fun, and catch a tasty meal. Many people first learned to fish by having an experienced angler take them fishing. Unfortunately not every person that would like to try fishing knows someone that can teach the basics. Regardless of how much...

View the sun and the stars at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Sept. 3

Date/time: Sat., Sept. 3, 4:30  – 9:30 pm View the sun and the stars from Topsail Hill Preserve State Park. The Northwest Florida Astronomy Assoc. will be on site with solar telescopes for everyone to see the sun and then after sunset they’ll switch telescopes to aid in viewing celestial objects in the night sky.  There will be plenty of telescopes on site but you are welcome to bring your own  binoculars or telescope if you like.  The park entrance gate closes before...