Fort Walton Beach Chamber honors Peter Daniel with ‘Above and Beyond’ Award

From the Choctaw band room to Juilliard: trombonist Gamaliel Harris’ five-year journey

Five years after Get The Coast first profiled him balancing band and football, Gamaliel Harris has been accepted into Juilliard's Master of Music program....

Origin Bank opens permanent Fort Walton Beach location on Racetrack Road

Ascension Sacred Heart offers free mammograms to uninsured women in Okaloosa, Walton counties

New sea turtle safety signs installed at 3 boat ramps in Okaloosa County

Shalimar teen builds pollinator garden at Valparaiso Library for Eagle Scout project

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