South Walton & Destin Independence Day Celebrations

Red, White and Baytowne - (Saturday, July 3, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM)
Join us for our 4th of July Celebration. Enjoy a day of fun in the sun, an evening that lights up the sky and family activities all weekend long.Admission is free. Open to public. Subject to change based on weather.

4th of July Celebration! - (Saturday, July 3)
Enjoy a day-long celebration sponsored by the Merchants of Rosemary Beach. All events are free of charge unless noted. Bike Decorating Breakfast & Bike Parade 7:30 am, North Barrett Square.

Bring your bike, or rent one from Bamboo Bicycle, and join us for a FREE bike decorating breakfast party. Create a star-spangled masterpiece with red, white and blue decorations, enjoy doughnuts & juice and get ready to ride along at 8:45 am in the annual bike parade through town. Prizes awarded for Most Original Use of Decorations, Most Patriotic Theme, Best 6 and Under Decorated Bike, Best Family Entry and Best Overall Decorated Bike. Family Field Day 9:00 - 11:00 am, Western Green.

Bring the kids and enjoy a morning of fun. We'll have sack races, three-legged races, hula-hoop contests and a water balloon toss....plus music, face painting, "go fish", balloons and moonwalks. Barbecue 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Eastern Green.

Event: 'Independence Day Fireworks & Festival'
Destin Commons Center Plaza (Saturday, July 3, 9 p.m.) 
Bring the entire family out for a spectacular fireworks show at Destin Commons to see this annual extravaganza. The 49-head Pop Fountains will also be shooting water up and down for the kids to frolic in as they listen to America’s favorite patriotic songs and watch the sky light up. 

July Fourth Extravaganza at HarborWalk Village (July 3 & 4 from 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm)

Join us on the Harbor for our Fourth of July Extravaganza featuring live entertainment, family activities, children's crafts, face painting, inflatables, games and prizes. A mini air show and a spectacular fireworks display over the Destin Harbor.

The South Walton 4th of July Parade, Live Music & Fireworks - July 4th at 8a.m. from the Seagrove Plaza to the Seaside Amphitheater where there will be music by 30A radio.  Dread Clampitt plays with Special guest Sam Bush at 7 p.m. in the Seaside amphitheater followed by fireworks. 

 

Where America's Money is Moving

I wanted to share this article I read recently with you, written by Jon Bruner with Forbes.com.


Florida Dominates List
Surprise: America's wealthy like warm weather and low taxes. That's the takeaway from IRS data, analyzed by Forbes, on moves between counties.

Topping the list: Collier County, Fla., which includes Naples. Tax returns accounting for 15,150 people showed moves to Collier County from other parts of the country in 2008, the latest year for which IRS data is available. Their average reported income: $76,161 per person equivalent to $304,644 for a family of four. Although slightly more taxpayers moved out of Collier County than into it, the departing residents' average income was just $26,128 per person.

In second place is Greene County, Ga., with a population of just 15,743 at the Census Bureau's last estimate. The IRS data show that in 2008, 788 people moved to the county, about 75 miles east of Atlanta.

Rounding out the top five: Nassau County, Fla., near Jacksonville; Llano County, Texas, 70 miles northwest of Austin; and Walton County, Fla., 80 miles east of Pensacola.


Tax Benefits
The dominance of the list by Florida and Texas - the former has eight of the top 20 counties, the latter four - makes sense to Robert Shrum, manager of state affairs at the Tax Foundation in Washington, D.C., since neither state has an income tax. "If you're a high-income earner, then that, from a tax perspective, is going to be a driving decider if you're going to move to one of those two states," Shrum says.

After accounting for property taxes, Shrum's analysis shows that Texas has the fourth-lowest personal tax burden in the country, and Florida has the eighth lowest. Shrum also points to eight states that have targeted wealthy households with extra-high tax brackets: California, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Hawaii, Oregon, Connecticut and Wisconsin. Six of the top 10 counties the rich are fleeing are located in those states.


Top 5 Places Where America's Money is Moving

 
No. 5: Walton County, Fla.
Arriving average income per capita: $45,591
Departing average income per capita: $28,360
Total arriving people: 3,939
Total departing people: 3,230

No. 4: Llano County, Texas
Arriving average income per capita: $44,324
Departing average income per capita: $22,541
Total arriving people: 1,192
Total departing people: 1,018

No. 3: Nassau County, Fla.
Arriving average income per capita: $51,833
Departing average income per capita: $29,312
Total arriving people: 4,785
Total departing people: 3,690

No. 2: Greene County, Ga.
Arriving average income per capita: $56,414
Departing average income per capita: $25,432
Total arriving people: 788
Total departing people: 778

No. 1: Collier County, Fla.
Arriving average income per capita: $76,161
Departing average income per capita: $26,128
Total arriving people: 15,150
Total departing people: 16,802

Click here to see the full list of Where America's Money Is Moving.
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