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FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla., Jan. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Edwin Watts Golf (edwinwattsgolf.com), one of the world's largest specialty golf retailers, today redefined the club fitting process with the introduction of the ARC (Advanced Robot Certified) Club Matching System, powered by RoboFit Technology. With the proprietary new system, Edwin Watts Golf becomes the first and only golf retailer to implement scientifically proven robot testing of golf club performance, enabling the Company...

Emerald Coast Dentistry, a Fort Walton Beach dental practice owned by Dr. Erin Sutton, is dedicated to charitable action in the region. This year, the practice has raised over $3,000 for the Smiles for Life Foundation. Fort Walton Beach, FL (PRWEB) December 03, 2012 Emerald Coast Dentistry is one of Fort Walton Beach's leading cosmetic and family dental practices, particularly for special needs patients. The clinic specializes in providing exceptional full-service dental care to...

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla., Nov. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- With Black Friday reserved as the most popular holiday shopping day for consumer products, the sporting goods industry now has a day for one of its leading holiday shopping categories: golf equipment. Today, Edwin Watts Golf Shops, LLC, one of the world's largest specialty golf retailers, announced that Friday, November 18th, will become Golf's "Green Friday," creating an unmatched shopping experience at more than 90 retail locations,...

SUWANEE, Ga., March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to an overwhelming response from travelers wanting to take advantage of Vision Airlines' super $19 seat sale, the company has made the decision to extend the promotion through Sunday, March 27, 2011. Vision Airlines launched an introductory $19* one-way seat sale on the carrier's flights to and from cities in 11 states to NW Florida Regional Airport. It serves the Destin-Fort Walton Beach area, which is also known as Florida's Emerald Coast....

SUWANEE, Ga., March 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting at midnight, Sunday, March 20, 2011, just in time for spring break vacation and to celebrate the start of its new service, Vision Airlines launches an introductory $19* one-way seat sale on the carrier's flights to and from cities in 11 states to NW Florida Regional Airport. It serves the Destin/Fort Walton Beach area, which is also known as Florida's Emerald Coast. The Destin/Ft. Walton Beach area is among America's top-10 spring break...

Silver ADDY awarded for website design. Fort Walton Beach, Florida, USA (PRWEB) March 11, 2011 Bit-Wizards (http://www.BitWizards.com), a leading a leading provider of software solutions and consulting in the United States has announced that they received an ADDY® Award at the 2010 District ADDY® Awards Ceremony presented by the Emerald Coast Ad Federation. This year's Silver ADDY® was in recognition for the website design and development for Personnel Resources' corporate...

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sears Holdings (Nasdaq: SHLD), one of the nation's largest broadline retailers, today announced a multi-year agreement with Edwin Watts Golf Shops, LLC, one of the world's largest specialty golf retailers, to establish the first U.S. based "store-within-a-store" retail model for the golf industry. As a result, Edwin Watts will open 12 new service-oriented golf shops inside of existing Sears stores in key locations nationwide. The...

By Mona Moore, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach Aug. 5--A public hearing for the Air Force's plans to privatize family housing has been postponed. The hearing and open information session to discuss the third draft of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 26, at the Hurlburt Soundside Club. Originally scheduled for today, the hearing was rescheduled to ensure that the public had ample time to be a part of the decision-making...

By Dusty Ricketts, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach Aug. 2--FORT WALTON BEACH -- The cul-de-sac on Carson Drive that is designed to cut down on drug sales has been completed. Fort Walton Beach staffers held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning to unveil the completed project, which was funded by the city's Community Redevelopment Agency. "We're just really thrilled that the CRA was able to do (this project) that people can see," said Joyce Gillie Gossom, the CRA's...

By Kimberly White, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach Aug. 1--As Gov. Charlie Crist announced his support Thursday of investing in Florida's renewable energy industry at the Farm to Fuel summit in Orlando, Gulf Coast Energy LLC was moving forward with plans to build the first biofuel plant in Northwest Florida. However, it might not be in the Northwest Florida Commerce Park in Mossy Head. Mark Warner, Gulf Coast Energy's president and CEO, said groundbreaking on the plant...