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- Check6 days agoChange DetectedAdds May 2026 News Flash items, including Dr. Jessica Temple’s Women of Honor recognition. The updates reference local organizations and volunteers such as Ocean Hour Okaloosa and the Fort Walton Beach Library Friends, illustrating ongoing civic events in Fort Walton Beach.SummaryDifference3%

- Check13 days agoChange DetectedNew News items were added to the News Flash page, including the Landing reopening with a ribbon-cutting and the appointment of Jerry Marrison as Life Safety Division Chief. Several upcoming community events were added, extending the city’s public notices.SummaryDifference6%

- Check20 days agoChange DetectedNew and updated news items were added to reflect upcoming Fort Walton Beach community programs and official civic announcements, including Arbor Day activities/tree planting at Chester Pruitt Park, a weekly Spanish class at the Recreation Center, and the “Native American Indian Heritage Week” proclamation. The page also includes additional dated public notices and event updates such as Coffee with the City Manager and other recent community highlights.SummaryDifference5%

- Check28 days agoChange DetectedAdded posts announce the Fort Walton Beach Landing reopening with park upgrades and a slate of events, plus new CRA and city notices. Removed are the library closure notice for April 17 and the April 21 City Council special meeting notice.SummaryDifference2%

- Check35 days agoChange DetectedAdded updates announcing the Patriotic Fire Hydrant Painting Project: local artist Andrew Wargo was selected to paint 25 hydrants in the CRA District on U.S. Highway 98, Beal Parkway, and Eglin Parkway, with work starting soon and completion expected before the nation's 250th birthday. Also included related CRA news items and a restrooms status update for Garniers Beach Park.SummaryDifference2%

- Check42 days agoChange DetectedAdded new News Flash posts including Coffee with the City Manager, the Reverse Trade Show, and other public events with dates, times, locations, and contact details.SummaryDifference4%

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