Pinnacle Award Winners
Read up on the Emerald Coast's winners
Getting Inside The Mind of Justin Gaffrey
This reflective risk taker repaves his creative path … again.
Here’s to Your Good Health
I have always said that people cannot fully appreciate their good health until they experience illness or injury. The difficulties may be a simple one like a cold or sinus infection or an acute, chronic or even life-threatening physical challenge.…
I Want to Run Like a Girl, Too
I have had women on my mind lately. (But not in the way you may think.) And rightly so, because women seem to be having a (well-deserved) moment as the expression goes, as well they should … Global Citizen is…
Dave Rauschkolb is The Champion for Community Activism
Meet a driven Emerald Coaster whose passion is central to his purpose.
Jam Your Way to These Must-Not-Miss Music Festivals
Sam Hunt, Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam Festival, 2015 Kansas Pitts Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said, “Music is the universal language of mankind.” And we all can probably agree that festivals of any sort give us an excuse to gather together…
Sherri Williams' Home Cooking That’s Got the Whole World Looking
Sherri Williams as a participant reacting to advice offered by celebrity chef Bobby Flay at a competition on Food Network’s All-Star Academy. Television Food Network, G.P./Anders Krusberg When Crestview resident Sherri Williams submitted her first recipe to a cooking competition, the…
Sherri Eckhardt is The Champion for Trafficking Victims
Meet a driven Emerald Coaster whose passion is central to her purpose.
Locals Continue Making Moves on The Coast
Kudos and congrats, faces in new places, interesting news nuggets and more.
30A Songwriters Festival
Shawn Mullins David McClister The Emerald Coast is known for its beautiful beaches, but in mid-January when thousands of locals and visitors venture to Scenic Highway 30A to nestle into intimate venues and spread out blankets at large amphitheaters…
’Tis the Season for True Love And a Time For Giving … and Receiving
When I was dating my future husband very early on in our courtship, I had to sit him down and have a serious and somewhat sensitive conversation with him. No, it had nothing to do with him being a Yankee.…
At Rowland Publishing, We’re Thinking Big and Changing
It’s early October as I write this and tomorrow the annual Gulf Power Symposium will be underway. The theme for this year’s meeting is “Think Big,” and that is precisely what the entire Rowland Publishing staff is doing these days.…
We Are the Champions
One of the first things I bought with my first pocketful of babysitting money was my first album. It was “The Game” by Queen. I think our high school cheerleading squad nailed a district competition with a well-timed back flip…
High Five on Five Years
Five years ago, on Oct. 7, I filed my first Status Report as editor for EC Magazine. On that report I noted the following for the week: Met with the publisher on improvements for EC Magazine Discussed a timeline for a…
A Reckless Disregard for The Future of Walton County
It is late August as I write this and I hope that by the time you read this the Walton County Commission will have come to its senses and made the wise decision to remove the Confederate “Stars and Bars”…
Meet Elvin C. Bell’s ‘Friends, Patriots and Scoundrels’
Elvin C. Bell gets up close and personal with friends, patriots and a few scoundrels.
