Giant Lure Sets New Guinness World Record DESTIN, FL, Aug.

By Nate Kelly, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. Jul. 19--After a heavy rain, does part of your yard become submerged with water? If so, the answer to the problem may not be more engineering but instead a beautiful rain garden.

By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla. Jun. 14--Even parks can be made more eco-friendly, Julie Terrell of the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance says. Last month, a contractor working for the alliance began excavating a stormwater retention pond at Destin's Clement Taylor Park.

By Sean Boone, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. May 24--A recently-released National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration study shows national environmental regulations put in place more than 20 years ago have reduced harmful chemicals in our local waterways.

By Nate Kelly, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. Apr. 12--With a wish list topping out at $119.7 million, U.S. Representative Jeff Miller has earmarked 30 requests for appropriation spending across his district, which includes Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties.