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About 50 people attended the opening of Pilcher Park on Friday, April 7th. The crowd was was wowed by the gem of a park underneath the 331 bridge on the south shore of the Choctawhatchee Bay.

Walton County Commissioners joined the celebration along with representatives of the Florida Department of Transportation to dedicate the new Thomas Pilcher Park and the second span of the Clyde B. Wells Bridge.

The judging is complete and the official results are in for our 2016 "You're So SoWal if..." contest! 

We'd like to thank everyone who sent in entries from far and wide throughout the year on our website, forum, Facebook, Email, Twitter, and Instagram. South Walton beach lovers are very passionate about our area and what makes it so unique and special!

Even back in the early nineties, Palm Beach County was “getting too crazy” for Brian and Jan Ethridge. They decided to pull up stakes and move to a calmer place right here in Seagrove Beach where they opened Angelina’s Pizzeria and Pasta in 1994.

Most people are astonished to learn that Florida has caves, but the limestone ecosystem of the central Florida panhandle is quite different than anywhere else in the state.

Meltdown on 30A pays homage to something that is all too often taken for granted. Consistency.

They say that change is the only thing that’s certain besides death and taxes. After surviving a crazy election season, we’re finally welcoming the first signs of Fall at the beach. Like it or not, change is in the air.

Grayton Beach State Park has once again been included in the list of Top 10 Beaches in this year's 26th annual picks by coastal expert Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, the professor at Florida International University also known as Dr. Beach.

Walton County began the process of developing a paddle trail initiative on the Choctawhatchee River beginning in 2011. Former Walton County Board Member Scott Brannon led the movement towards the application for grant funds to develop the Blueway Paddle Trail. Unfortunately, Walton County was not awarded funding at that time.