Archive for October, 2006

Through the Cumberland Gap: Bluegrass, Mountains and History

October 28, 2006 10:32 pm

Through the Cumberland Gap
The wonder of exploration defines Kentucky’s past and future

White settlers in Colonial America began conquering the East by the 1600s, but the territory to the west remained a great unknown. The Appalachian Mountains formed a natural barrier, neatly but unevenly, dividing the North American continent into East and West.

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Crossroads of the Future

October 23, 2006 8:34 pm

Are Freeport and DeFuniak Springs prepared to relieve the pressure of population expansion?

At the Crossroads of the Future
As development and population density expand in southern Okaloosa and Walton counties, Freeport and DeFuniak Springs prepare to relieve the pressure. Are these two historic cities ready? 

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The road to progress

October 17, 2006 6:39 pm

Over the past three decades, the Highway 30A Business Corridor has evolved into a viable microcosm of the Emerald Coast, with a strong independent economy as well as its own set of challenges.


A vital and growing economy flows through the Emerald Coast by way of U.S. Highway 98, which serves in part as a continual yet centralized business district, tying together the area’s many communities. But on the east end of Walton County, Highway 30A loops on and off 98 to the south, harboring a community and culture which has created a business corridor that stands apart.

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