Connecting You with Marta Thorpe: Water, Air & Whole Home Health
What do you really know about the water flowing through your home, or the air you're breathing every day?
In this episode of the HWY 331 Podcast, Kerri Parker connects with Marta Thorpe, co-owner of A Superior Mechanical, (https://asuperiormechanical.com/) for a conversation about water quality, whole-home water filtration, water softeners, reverse osmosis, indoor air quality and the growing idea of whole home health.
Marta also shares the story behind A Superior Mechanical, the Northwest Florida company she and her husband, Jimi Thorpe, have grown from its HVAC roots into a locally owned mechanical company serving communities across Bay, Walton and Okaloosa counties.
The conversation breaks down some of the basics homeowners may want to understand, including the difference between hard and soft water, signs of water-quality issues around the home, how reverse osmosis works, what a water assessment can reveal and why indoor air quality has become another part of the healthy-home conversation.
And beyond the equipment and systems, Marta talks about something just as important: building a team homeowners can trust when they open their front door.
Listen and connect with the people and businesses helping Northwest Florida feel a little more like home.
(https://asuperiormechanical.com/)
4 Sept 2026
Connecting you to Beach Park And Ride in Walton County, Florida
What if you could park once and explore more of South Walton without spending the day searching for your next parking spot?
In this episode of the HWY 331 Podcast, we head to the beach with Tabby Bolen, Transportation Manager for Walton County Tourism Department Beach Operations, to explore Beach Park and Ride (https://www.waltoncountyfltourism.com/transportation/)and a different way to experience South Walton.
We break down how Beach Park and Ride works, where to park, how often the trams run, what you can bring aboard and how current routes connect riders with destinations including Grayton Beach, Blue Mountain Beach, Gulfview Heights, Ed Walline, Dune Allen and Fort Panic.
But this isn't only a conversation for visitors. We also look at how Beach Park and Ride can give Walton County locals another way to reach the beach during busy seasons, reduce the need to move a car from stop to stop and explore restaurants, shops and beach communities along the way.
The transportation is complimentary, while parking fees may apply at certain locations. Routes, schedules and seasonal service can change, so planning ahead is important.
Before your next South Walton beach day, check current Beach Park and Ride routes, stops and schedules at BeachParkAndRide.com. (https://www.waltoncountyfltourism.com/transportation/)
Park once. Plan ahead. Then explore.
1 Sept 2026
Connecting You with Tyler Williams of North Walton Doctors Hospital
What changes for a rural community when healthcare that once required a drive becomes available close to home?
In this episode of the HWY 331 Podcast, Kerri Parker sits down with Tyler Williams, interim CEO of North Walton Doctors Hospital in DeFuniak Springs, to talk about the hospital’s role in northern Walton County and what comes next as the community continues to grow.
North Walton Doctors Hospital is the only full-service hospital serving northern Walton County, with emergency care, inpatient care, surgery, laboratory services and diagnostic imaging available close to home. Williams explains what distinguishes a full-service hospital from a standalone emergency department and why access to local healthcare can matter far beyond the hospital itself.
The conversation explores the hospital’s investment in technology and diagnostic capabilities, its physician-owned model, plans to add mammography and MRI services, efforts to recruit physicians to the area and a partnership bringing Florida State University medical residents into a rural healthcare setting.
Williams also discusses plans for a mobile CT unit that will bring lung cancer screening into surrounding rural communities, as well as his long-term vision for expanding inpatient capacity as North Walton grows.
The larger story is about more than healthcare. Williams explains why a hospital can become part of a community’s economic infrastructure, supporting families, employers, schools, first responders and future growth.
At the center of it all is a simple idea: bringing more healthcare closer to home.
Listen to the conversation and learn more about the present and future of North Walton Doctors Hospital. (https://nwdhospital.com/)
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