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 dreamed about for years living in beautiful Okaloosa County and it landed their story in every newspaper across the country.
FLASHBACK: The Mary and Esther in Mary Esther, Florida - and a Charles Lindbergh story
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Black Sunday 20 years later and the creation of Beach Safety
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Northwest Florida Fairgrounds
FLASHBACK: The Destin East Pass and the Jetties
FLASHBACK: Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport, VPS, Valparaiso and Eglin
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Who was Arbennie Pritchett?
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): The Community of Dorcas, the mystery of the belled buzzard and more
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): You talk funny! How we used to write and talk in Okaloosa County
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Racetrack Road (Redux) - Ft. Walton Jets, Racing, and more as told by James Ward
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): We’re No. 1! - Purple Heart, Special Olympics and FADs
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Brooks Bridge - Then, Now and the Future
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Building an Indy 500-style speedway in Destin, Florida
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Stories from Okaloosa County drive-in theaters
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Updated 07.06.22- Shalimar, Florida - nightlife, a dye plant at Black Point and German U-boats
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa)- From Timber to Tourism - Water Boggan origin story
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Milligan’s fame as the County seat
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): AFSOC and Hurlburt Field - The Elite and building character
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): From Boggy Tech to Northwest Florida State College
FLASHBACK (Okaloosa): Niceville’s Mullet Festival and stories from backstage
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