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...Okaloosa County tourism officials are working to take ownership of the moniker. The county’s Tourist Development Council has partnered with the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce to cement the southern edge of the county as the official Emerald Coast.
“The goal here … is for Okaloosa County to own the Emerald Coast,” chamber President and CEO Ted Corcoran said at a County Commission meeting last week. “We’re rolling it out to the municipalities. We’re also rolling it out to the business community.”
In late March the TDC unveiled a new Emerald Coast logo featuring sea oats. Now officials are urging the county and its cities to display the Emerald Coast name on their websites and letterheads.
Officials in Cinco Bayou, Fort Walton Beach, Mary Esther and Shalimar have passed resolutions in support of the effort.
“Imagine coming from the Alabama border and seeing the Okaloosa County sign … and underneath that, it would say, ‘Home of the Emerald Coast,’ ” Corcoran told commissioners.
Welcome signs at various entrances to the county also could feature the name, he added.
Commissioner Wayne Harris, who represents the Crestview area, supported the idea.
“I know the perfect place for the ‘Gateway of the Emerald Coast,’ ” he said.
The board approved a resolution to support the TDC’s effort.
County Administrator Jim Curry told commissioners he would have to check with state officials about placing the name on signs at the county line.