FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Black Sunday 20 years later and the creation of Beach Safety
Okaloosa Beach Safety and other area lifeguard programs were created out of the tragedies on June 8, 2003, also known as Black Sunday. Listen to how Okaloosa County and Destin evolved into having a ro...
22 Jan 202426min
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Northwest Florida Fairgrounds
Listen as we talk with Charles Rigdon, son of CH "Bull" Rigdon. Bull, for many people, was the face of the fairgrounds for many years. His son Charles recounts the history of the fairgrounds.
3 Nov 202320min
FLASHBACK: The Destin East Pass and the Jetties
For many of us, it is hard to imagine the contour of our beaches without the signature look of the Destin East Pass and the rock jetties protruding into the Gulf of Mexico. They are a signature look o...
8 Sep 202314min
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Finding treasure in the swamps of old Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Today’s story comes to you from the 1950s, from a gentleman named Jimmy G Warr Sr. who was a boy living in Fort Walton at the time. He and his friends – the three amigos – had discovered what I have ...
3 Juli 202326min
FLASHBACK: Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, VPS, Valparaiso and Eglin
Destin-Fort Walton Beach has had many names. We take you through the origin story of VPS and how early developers in Valparaiso, Eglin Air Force Base and a partnership with Okaloosa County have influ...
15 Maj 202318min
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Who was Arbennie Pritchett?
The Arbennie Pritchett Water Reclamation Facility treats 7-10 million gallons of water every day. The facility was built in 2005 and was named after a man who spent his life serving the County, Bennie...
27 Mars 202310min
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): The Community of Dorcas, the mystery of the belled buzzard and more
Take a drive around Okaloosa County and you are sure to come across the names of small towns or should I say communities that don’t have much prominence on a map and without some simple signage you pr...
10 Feb 202320min
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): You talk funny! How we used to write and talk in Okaloosa County
On this episode of FLASHBACK we explore how people in Okaloosa County used to talk and write and express themselves through the years.
20 Dec 202213min
