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    Monday, June 08, 2026
    Boogies Watersports has expanded its rental fleet with the addition of two Deluxe Yamaha WaveRunners. Designed for guests looking to elevate their time on the water, the new WaveRunners feature built-in Bluetooth speakers and offer a premium way to explore the Emerald Coast.   Guests can cruise the Gulf, Choctawhatchee Bay, and local waterways or choose to add an anchor option for stops at ...read more
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    Friday, June 05, 2026
    What Is Adobe Firefly? Adobe Firefly is a standalone web application focused on generative artificial intelligence that creates images, videos, and design elements from simple text descriptions. It works inside a standard web browser by taking your natural language inputs and turning them into high-quality digital assets. Every asset generated through features that are out of beta is cleared for ...read more
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    Friday, May 22, 2026
    FORT WALTON BEACH, FL — [Insert Date] — Local nurse practitioner, nonprofit founder, and community advocate Dr. Amanda Davis, DNP, FNP-C, has launched Woven Resilience, a purpose-driven online marketplace designed to support women-owned businesses while creating sustainable community impact through Emerald Coast Victim Services. Created as an innovative partnership model between business and ...read more
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    Wednesday, April 08, 2026
    The best time to prepare for a recession is before one arrives. For small business owners across Okaloosa County — from Fort Walton Beach restaurants to Destin retail shops — that means taking concrete steps while conditions are stable, not scrambling when credit tightens and customer spending slows. Florida's exposure is real: survival rates drop during recessions, and the South Atlantic ...read more
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    Thursday, February 19, 2026
    For many businesses represented in the Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce, digital marketing assets have become the raw material that powers campaigns, partnerships, and local reach. When those assets are scattered or inconsistently stored, even well-planned initiatives slow down. Bringing order to the ecosystem—files, visuals, copy, data, and campaign materials—creates a smoother ...read more
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    Thursday, August 07, 2025
    Running a small business means every hour counts. Design often gets postponed or delegated, not because it isn’t important, but because it feels like a specialized skill you just don’t have time to master. Yet visuals are the face of your offer—the first thing people see, trust, and remember. Fortunately, creating sharp, consistent graphics doesn’t require a design degree or endless scrolling ...read more
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    Thursday, July 25, 2024
    Air Force Enlisted VillageNEWS RELEASE Contact: Scarlett Bauman, Marketing Manager                     850-651-3766 (work) or scarlett.bauman@afev.us  Air Force Enlisted Village Resident Named LeadingAge Southeast Volunteer of the YearShalimar, Fla. (July 24, 2024) – Air Force Enlisted Village (AFEV) resident, Helga Howard, was recognized as 2024 Volunteer of the Year at the LeadingAge ...read more
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    Monday, July 15, 2024
    Air Force Enlisted VillageNEWS RELEASE Contact: Scarlett Bauman, Marketing Manager                     850-651-3766 (work) or scarlett.bauman@afev.us  Air Force Enlisted Village Celebrates Purchase of U.S. Air Force Land for Victory VillageShalimar, Fla. (July 15, 2024) – The Air Force Enlisted Village (AFEV) celebrated the recent purchase of 80 acres of land from the U.S. Air Force with a Deed ...read more
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