Eglin Beach Park is currently open only to military, and only for 100 days a year. Okaloosa County hopes to change that.

The area, which is in the Florida panhandle between Panama City Beach or Destin, has grown in popularity in recent years and has been nicknamed "the Hamptons of the South" by those who visit.

DESTIN, Fla. -- A Destin business owner says illegal beach vendors are taking thousands of dollars out of locals' pockets because code enforcement isn't strong enough. Now the city council is ...