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SANTA ROSA BEACH — Dog lovers can rest easy knowing the free-roam Bark Park will remain open. Walton County commissioners on Tuesday approved a joint-partnership between Bark Park Inc. and the Alaqua Animal Refuge that will allow the park to continue to operate. Read More: Bark Park, Alaqua … [Read more...]

CRESTVIEW — Letters will go home today with students who would be affected if proposed zoning changes are passed by the Okaloosa County School Board. The larger of the two proposals would alter the current neighborhood school for students living in the southern part of Crestview. Due to population … [Read more...]

FORT WALTON BEACH — Okaloosa County commissioners have begun the lengthy process of beach restoration on Okaloosa Island. The board voted 4-1 Oct. 19 to request a permit from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the $12 million project, which would add sand to 2.8 miles of shoreline … [Read more...]

NICEVILLE — Construction of Northwest Florida State College’s new $25.5 million student services building should begin in about a week. College officials gathered Tuesday for a groundbreaking ceremony for the new 75,000-square-foot structure that will be in front of the College Mall on the … [Read more...]

More big news on the local movie theater front: The Rave in Destin is putting in IMAX. Right now the closest IMAX is at NAS Pensacola in the naval museum there, and it shows mostly flight-related movies, not mass-market releases. Its current offerings are: “Magic of Flight,” “Hubble” … [Read more...]

SANTA ROSA BEACH — Students at South Walton High are getting a taste of real-world medicine, thanks to a new program. The school has teamed up with Northwest Florida State College and Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast to form the South Walton Institute of Medical Science. Read More: … [Read more...]

FORT WALTON BEACH — ResortQuest, one of the area’s leading providers of vacation condominiums and rental home, is being sold to the European leader in vacation rentals. Wyndham Worldwide has announced that it was finalizing a deal to buy Fort Walton Beach-based ResortQuest for $56 million. … [Read more...]

CRESTVIEW — City Councilman Ben Iannucci wants the city to study the feasibility of building a city-owned but privately managed sports park. “What I am proposing to the city is building a sports complex within the city,” Iannucci said at a recent council meeting. “It would not only not … [Read more...]

POINT WASHINGTON — Construction of Walton County’s newest middle school is well under way and will be open for the next school year. The new building for Emerald Coast Middle School will replace the existing school that shares a campus with Butler Elementary School off County Road 30A in Santa … [Read more...]

SANDESTIN — While Northwest Florida felt the affects of the economic recession sooner than most of the country, the region is poised to have one of the strongest recoveries. Gulf Power’s Economic Symposium returned for its 14th year Tuesday. It attracted speakers from around the state and nation … [Read more...]