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Cottages for Kids comes to Rosemary Beach May 8

Fundraiser runs through May 30 With tremendous imagination and craftsmanship, local builders and architects come together to create, construct and decorate whimsical playhouse cottages that look like they have popped out from the pages of a fairytale to modern creations brimming with creativity. These fun playhouses will be auctioned to raise money for Children’s Volunteer Health Network, a faith based, 501(c) 3 non-profit organization that seeks to enhance the lives of uninsured and underinsured children by facilitating free immediate access...

Have breakfast with a ranger at Topsail May 8 and May 15

Learn about park wildlife at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Location: Topsail Hill Preserve State Park on Scenic Road 30A, Santa Rosa Beach Saturday, May 8 and 15 – 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Come and join the Rangers of Topsail Hill and ask them all the questions you can think of about park life.  To cover the cost of food please bring $4, which goes to Friends of Topsail Hill Preserve State Park to enhance the park, or bring...

Preventative beach cleaning in preparation of oil spill may harm nesting shorebirds

Remove only man made litter along South Walton’s beaches as natural debris in place provides nesting benefits to shorebirds and other wildlife A well-intentioned recommendation from Volunteer Florida urging eager people to move beach litter above the high water line to make cleaning up oil that may come ashore easier may prove harmful to beach nesting shorebirds. Florida’s beaches and marshes are the nesting sites for many different species of birds—Plovers, Terns, Gulls, Pelicans, Herons, Egrets, Rails, and more. Beach...

Walton County prepares for potential impact of oil spill

County officials asking for citizen volunteers Walton County officials held an emergency public forum April 30 to inform the public of their preparation plans for potential oil spill reaching South Walton’s beaches. On April 20, 2010 an explosion occurred on the mobile oil drilling platform Deepwater Horizon approximately 50 miles southeast of Venice, La. The fire damaged rig capsized and sank after burning for hours on April 22. The pipeline continues to spill more than 210,000 gallons of crude oil...

Bluebird breeding program success at Hammock Bay

Spring brings full house to 55 bluebird boxes Spring brings a full house to all 55 bluebird boxes at Hammock Bay in Freeport. This is the fourth season Joe Wyatt, naturalist at Hammock Bay, has been running a bluebird breeding program for these beautiful indigenous birds. The success has been quite good. There were 297 fledglings in 2009 and this year Joe is hopeful to have the same success. It takes 14 days to incubate, and 17 to fledgling after...

Public forum on oil spill April 30

• Emerald Ball Room, Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa, Friday, April 30 at 1 p.m. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office is inviting the public and media to a public forum regarding the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Representatives from the health department, tourist industry, law enforcement, and emergency response will field questions concerning what we might be able to expect in the coming weeks.   The forum will take place Friday, April 30, 2010 at 1:00 PM...

Scenic Highway 30A closure at Big Redfish Lake

Road will be closed May 6-7 and possibly May 8 to install bridge span Walton County Public Works advises that County Road 30A at Big Redfish Lake will be closed to through traffic (bicycle and pedestrian traffic included) on May 6th, 7th and possibly the 8th. According to the project contractor, Floridian Construction, the bridge span will be delivered on Thursday May 6th.  Because of its size the span must be assembled on the site and lifted into place with...

Walton County fishing report for April 28

Fishing continues to be good everywhere! Fresh: Fishing is strong on the river! Large crappie, redbreast, bream, bass and shellcracker are being caught. A 9 lb. bass was caught last week in the river! Bay: Speckled trout and redfish are being caught every day.  They seem to like biting on shrimp. Saltwater: Pompano are still being caught along with a few cobia.  Large king mackerel are everywhere. Click here for  best times The fishing report is brought to you by...