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Fort Walton Beach, Florida is located in Okaloosa County. Zip codes in Fort Walton Beach, FL include 32547, 32548, and 32549. The median home price in Fort Walton Beach is $149,900 which is roughly $92/per square foot. More Fort Walton Beach information.

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13 hrs ago | Northwest Florida Daily News

Meals on Wheels needs help to stay on the road

As Grace Wells set out Mary Owens' meal on a table, she and her niece Jamie Featherston chatted with the 91-year-old woman.

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19 hrs ago | Northwest Florida Daily News

Napa cabbage slaw is delicious with hot dogs, burgers

Originating in China, Napa cabbage is a member of the cabbage family, though it looks more like lettuce.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Northwest Florida Daily News

EDITORIAL: Fetching dollars for a dog park

We don't have anything against dogs. Honest. We've given dog-walking parks a hard time on this page because they turn pet care into a government project by 1) using public land that could be put to better use or even sold off, and 2) using taxpayer dollars to pay for lighting, landscaping, maintenance and so forth.

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Bradenton.com

Scott squashes $368M in pork spending

Gov. Rick Scott signed a record $74.1 billion state budget Monday, but not before trimming hundreds of millions of dollars from local projects and proposed tuition increases.

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Northwest Florida Daily News

Akins to serve as interim pastor at Bluewater church

The Rev. Clinton Akins, Doctor of Ministry, has accepted the call from Bluewater Community Church to serve as interim pastor.

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Mon May 20, 2013

Northwest Florida Daily News

Scott vetoes funding of several Okaloosa, Walton projects

Gov. Rick Scott's Monday turkey hunt went farther afield than even Tax Watch had recommended, and a couple more Okaloosa and Walton county projects than expected got killed by his veto.

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Northwest Florida Daily News

Fire damages townhome

The fire started in the downstairs kitchen of one of the units at 211 3rd Street, said Battalion Chief Shannon Stone with the Fort Walton Beach Fire Department.

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Northwest Florida Daily News

Rice & Beans 5K Rumble set for May 25

The Rice & Beans 5K Rumble is a 5K run to help the people of Haiti. This is a project of Truth Evangelistic Minis-tries, a Christian organiza-tion in Fort Walton Beach that has been ministering to the needs of Haitians for more than 10 years.

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Northwest Florida Daily News

EDITORIAL: Testing Obama's leadership

A president's leadership skills undergo their sternest test during a crisis; think George W. Bush after 9/11. Sometimes, the commander in chief rallies Americans to his side.

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Sun May 19, 2013

Southern Living

The Perfect Gulf Beach Day

As one of the most popular beach destinations for Southerners, we had to get the inside scoop on the best under-the-radar spots to hang like a local in the Florida Panhandle.

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Fri May 17, 2013

Destin

Your Weekly Guide to Fun May 18 -25

Big Kahuna's VIP Day will be held June 9 with 100 percent of proceeds to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northwest Florida.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Northwest Florida Daily News

Money coming in for FWB dog park

The Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce has reached more than 25 percent of its fundraising goal for a proposed dog park at Liza Jackson Park.

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Northwest Florida Daily News

Tax group flags 3 - turkeys' in Okaloosa allocations

State budget appropriations of $1.75 million and $500,000 for the Okaloosa County Health Department and $85,635 for the Okaloosa County Library Cooperative have been flagged as legislative "turkeys" by Florida TaxWatch.

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Northwest Florida Daily News

Man charged in deputy-involved shooting

The 34-year-old man shot by an Okaloosa County Sheriff's deputy Wednesday during a traffic stop told lawmen he was "under the influence of numerous narcotics," according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office news release.

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Northwest Florida Daily News

FWB Community Chorus presents 'This is My Country'

The Fort Walton Beach Community Chorus will present "This is My Country," a musical journey across the United States, for its spring concert.

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Wed May 15, 2013

Northwest Florida Daily News

Cyclists remember those killed on the road

It took Carolyn Newcomber Ketchel seven years to hear her brother's name read at Wednesday's Ride of Silence.

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Northwest Florida Daily News

First Deputy Tony Forgione memorial SWAT competition to be held

The first annual Anthony Forgione Memorial SWAT Competition will be held during National Police Week., according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.

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Northwest Florida Daily News

Hand-picked strawberries full of flavor

After last week's column, my husband and I went strawberry picking at Akres of Strawberries in Baker.

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Northwest Florida Daily News

'Not how they died, but how they lived'

As the trumpets sounded, men and women in uniform slowly raised their hands in salute to honor law enforcement officers who have gone on before them.

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Tue May 14, 2013

Northwest Florida Daily News

Public invited to Deltas Saturday activities

The ladies of the Okaloosa County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority celebrated the organization's 100th anniversary in January.

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